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deadline: 5-22-2008
goal: 7,500

Help a Child Smile

Target: Children Needing Smiles
Sponsored by: Operation Smile

For more than 25 years, Operation Smile has been helping children around the world afflicted with facial deformities such as cleft lips and cleft palates. A child born with a facial deformity is mocked and ridiculed. Eating and speaking are difficult. These children often end up totally dependent on their families who may even shut them away, believing they are cursed. Children who grow up with unrepaired cleft lips and cleft palates have difficulty developing social skills or leading productive lives.

Since 1982, Operation Smile's volunteer medical teams have treated more that 115,000 children providing free surgery, medical care and follow up treatment. Now they are going to Madagascar. This is the organization's second medical mission to this country and we are asking that people send messages of hope to the children who will be receiving the corrective surgery. These children are now ostracized and objects of ridicule, but they will soon be able to smile without fear. Won't you help encourage them to smile? Send a message of hope.

THE MESSAGE

Dear [Child],

I send you a message of hope - for a new smile, a new day, a new life. I'm so happy for you!

[Your Comment]

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]

Sign a Message of Hope

We signed the “Help a Child Smile” message!

# 7,550:

2:11 pm PDT, May 7, Jeanie Buerger, Massachusetts

# 7,549:

1:17 pm PDT, May 7, C Potter, Washington
My son has the same thing. Thanks to all whom help out our kids in need. Many blessings!

# 7,548:

11:04 am PDT, May 7, Melissa Slack, New York

# 7,547:

9:24 am PDT, May 7, Marisol Garcia, Florida
Be true to yourself always... know that you are brave & beautiful within and out. Blessings!!

# 7,546:

7:34 am PDT, May 7, Paige Smitherman, New York

# 7,545:

6:57 am PDT, May 7, Henk Ahrue van Grootveld, Netherlands

# 7,544:

5:15 am PDT, May 7, Jessica Smalley, Connecticut

# 7,543:

10:53 pm PDT, May 6, Chrissy Newman, Australia

# 7,542:

10:33 pm PDT, May 6, Deborah Sharpe, California

# 7,541:

10:17 pm PDT, May 6, Sue Rebel, Canada
A Beautiful Smile to share with others ..what a wonderful gift..

# 7,540:

9:49 pm PDT, May 6, Gabriela Fernandez, Mexico

# 7,539:

9:40 pm PDT, May 6, Wenz Wytch, Australia
i often work with patients from the cranio facial unit of the womens and childresn hospital with dr david david and see the work that he does bringing smiles to the faces of the children and the parents keep up the good work

# 7,538:

5:50 pm PDT, May 6, Bobbi Rubi, California
I wish I could be there to see your happy smile! Please know that there are people who care about you. May you laugh and smile every day!

# 7,537:

4:51 pm PDT, May 6, Name not displayed, Minnesota

# 7,536:

3:44 pm PDT, May 6, Lisa Durnell, Florida

# 7,535:

1:34 pm PDT, May 6, Amanda Leonhard, Pennsylvania

# 7,534:

1:18 pm PDT, May 6, Amie Allensworth, Texas

# 7,533:

1:02 pm PDT, May 6, Lois G. Owens, California

# 7,532:

11:00 am PDT, May 6, Ben Skillen, Oregon

# 7,531:

10:52 am PDT, May 6, Jessica Hoffhines, California

# 7,530:

8:35 am PDT, May 6, Enelya Gray, United Kingdom

# 7,529:

8:22 am PDT, May 6, Suzanne Bar-Tal, Israel

# 7,528:

5:45 am PDT, May 6, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
helping a child is mean to help the world ....because they are the future...... help them and get rewarded by unknown surprises.....

# 7,527:

5:15 am PDT, May 6, Name not displayed, Florida

# 7,526:

2:03 am PDT, May 6, Jennifer Crown, Washington

# 7,525:

1:39 am PDT, May 6, Juliana Farah, Lebanon

# 7,524:

10:08 pm PDT, May 5, Jerily Robinson, Colorado

# 7,523:

10:05 pm PDT, May 5, Allyson Frye-Henderson, California

# 7,522:

10:02 pm PDT, May 5, Eric Richards, Colorado
You're beautiful.

# 7,521:

9:51 pm PDT, May 5, M. Rivera-Rogers, Illinois

# 7,520:

8:29 pm PDT, May 5, Liz Neves, New York

# 7,519:

7:53 pm PDT, May 5, Hillary Johnson, Michigan
We're finally able to use medical advancements for a wonderful purpose.

# 7,518:

6:43 pm PDT, May 5, Carla Cogswell, California

# 7,517:

4:35 pm PDT, May 5, Ayesha Taj, Michigan

# 7,516:

3:32 pm PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, Ohio

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2:42 pm PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, Maryland

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12:38 pm PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, Texas

# 7,513:

12:17 pm PDT, May 5, Kimberly Lowe, Ohio

# 7,512:

11:48 am PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, Poland

# 7,511:

9:55 am PDT, May 5, Rose Caths, Italy
Never give up, enjoy your life and follow your dreams! The world loves you!!

# 7,510:

9:53 am PDT, May 5, Lauren Sullivan, California

# 7,509:

8:47 am PDT, May 5, Berenice St, New York

# 7,508:

8:43 am PDT, May 5, Tracey Robertson, Alabama

# 7,507:

7:44 am PDT, May 5, Cyndi Schwandt, Utah

# 7,506:

7:21 am PDT, May 5, Federico Talancon Ostos, Mexico
God Loves Us and also "I"...

# 7,505:

7:11 am PDT, May 5, Dian Ayu Bintang Fitriana, Indonesia

# 7,504:

1:46 am PDT, May 5, Sue Harris, United Kingdom

# 7,503:

12:30 am PDT, May 5, Wendy Honigman, Florida
Good luck !!!

# 7,502:

11:56 pm PDT, May 4, Sagith George, California

# 7,501:

11:06 pm PDT, May 4, Cristhel B, Washington D.C.
Let all children smile in the face of adversity :)

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