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deadline: 5-22-2008
goal: 7,500
 
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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

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We signed the “Help a Child Smile” message!
# 350:
11:22 am PDT, Apr 17, Amy Tischler, New Mexico
Just take a look at the pictures of the difference it makes in a child's life - one says a thousand words.
# 349:
11:21 am PDT, Apr 17, Ethel Schwartz Bock, New York
# 348:
11:19 am PDT, Apr 17, Deborah Wathen, Texas
Smile!!!!!
# 347:
11:18 am PDT, Apr 17, Isiah Gallaghe, New Jersey
# 346:
11:14 am PDT, Apr 17, Diana Martz - Animalspirit, Indiana
Thank The Lord & Drs.For Helping !!
# 345:
11:14 am PDT, Apr 17, Tricia Heidemann, Arizona
# 344:
11:11 am PDT, Apr 17, Yasmin Skipper, Texas
# 343:
11:09 am PDT, Apr 17, John Wootton, Florida
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11:07 am PDT, Apr 17, Mj Faris, California
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11:07 am PDT, Apr 17, Eliza Nimon, Massachusetts
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11:02 am PDT, Apr 17, Carmen Jaber, California
# 339:
11:02 am PDT, Apr 17, Laurel Marshfield, Pennsylvania
# 338:
11:02 am PDT, Apr 17, Annette B., Michigan
God Bless the Children of this world! They are precious!!!
# 337:
10:58 am PDT, Apr 17, Allie Theiss, Ohio
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10:58 am PDT, Apr 17, John Polete, Louisiana
# 335:
10:58 am PDT, Apr 17, Elizabeth Sabagh, New Jersey
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10:55 am PDT, Apr 17, Jenna Templeton, California
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10:54 am PDT, Apr 17, JOSEPHINE BIAGI, Connecticut
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10:53 am PDT, Apr 17, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
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10:52 am PDT, Apr 17, Pam Wilkinson, Michigan
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10:52 am PDT, Apr 17, Druid Godmother, Tennessee
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10:50 am PDT, Apr 17, Kristina & Fred Gerwig, West Virginia
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10:49 am PDT, Apr 17, Jennifer Chiralo, Maryland
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10:48 am PDT, Apr 17, Martha Hubert, California
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10:47 am PDT, Apr 17, JeanneMarie San Diego, New York
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10:47 am PDT, Apr 17, Jewelle Witherspoon, Utah
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10:46 am PDT, Apr 17, Kristen Reutlinger, Pennsylvania
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10:46 am PDT, Apr 17, James Tate, West Virginia
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10:43 am PDT, Apr 17, Erin Dougherty, North Carolina
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10:42 am PDT, Apr 17, Rachel Dettleff, Missouri
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10:40 am PDT, Apr 17, Cindy L. Stone, California
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10:39 am PDT, Apr 17, A Bradley, California
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10:37 am PDT, Apr 17, Katlyn Morris, Vermont
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10:36 am PDT, Apr 17, George Loebig, Florida
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10:35 am PDT, Apr 17, Jordis Witter Weaver, California
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10:32 am PDT, Apr 17, Isha Mayim, California
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10:32 am PDT, Apr 17, A. Drakes, Virginia
# 311:
10:28 am PDT, Apr 17, Ashley Dooley, North Carolina
# 310:
10:27 am PDT, Apr 17, Charlotte Stone, Oklahoma
# 309:
10:23 am PDT, Apr 17, Sheree Beans, Pennsylvania
I've worked with people with these maladies. They affect their speech and eating skills as well. Imagine the impact on their self-esteem. Please help.
# 308:
10:20 am PDT, Apr 17, Timothy Sedlock, Ohio
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10:18 am PDT, Apr 17, Name not displayed, Utah
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10:18 am PDT, Apr 17, Deborah Irwin, Colorado
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10:15 am PDT, Apr 17, Darla Lawson, Nebraska
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10:12 am PDT, Apr 17, Vickie Brown, Texas
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10:09 am PDT, Apr 17, KC Travis, Illinois
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10:07 am PDT, Apr 17, Cyndi Niemela, Ohio
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