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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!

# 7,649:

3:09 pm PDT, May 28, Teresa Kline, Illinois
I will pray for all to be surgically repaired and healed. God Bless you all.

# 7,648:

3:09 pm PDT, May 28, Paul Smith, Pennsylvania

# 7,647:

3:06 pm PDT, May 28, Rachel Dolney, Florida

# 7,646:

3:05 pm PDT, May 28, Eliza Cornelle, Maine
Each day, when you wake up, remember: we all smile in the same language.

# 7,645:

3:03 pm PDT, May 28, Alissa Rosenholm, Rhode Island

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3:02 pm PDT, May 28, Elena Jimenez Gutierrez, North Carolina

# 7,643:

2:57 pm PDT, May 28, Adrianna Martin, Indiana

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2:50 pm PDT, May 28, Emma Ward, Massachusetts

# 7,641:

6:55 pm PDT, May 22, Cheri Dzubak, New Jersey

# 7,640:

10:11 am PDT, May 22, Shannon Cowett, Virginia

# 7,639:

7:26 am PDT, May 22, Joyce Crock, Pennsylvania
Nothing is more beautiful than a childs smile, and yours will be even lovelier.

# 7,638:

9:51 pm PDT, May 21, Erica Bettwy, MSW, Virginia
You're being thought of, and hoped for...

# 7,637:

9:39 pm PDT, May 21, Darcy Butts, Iowa

# 7,636:

6:47 pm PDT, May 21, Crystal Tripi, Florida

# 7,635:

5:20 pm PDT, May 21, Kathleen Howren, Ohio

# 7,634:

4:42 pm PDT, May 21, Gloria Sthen, Washington

# 7,633:

2:52 pm PDT, May 21, Connie Clark, Tennessee
Please sign this petition

# 7,632:

2:32 pm PDT, May 21, Linda Erickson, Iowa

# 7,631:

12:34 pm PDT, May 21, Victoria Casillas, California

# 7,630:

3:03 pm PDT, May 20, Barry Moore, New Jersey

# 7,629:

12:46 pm PDT, May 20, George Rangel, New Jersey

# 7,628:

9:21 am PDT, May 20, Jackelyne Martinez, Iowa

# 7,627:

8:59 am PDT, May 20, Synnove Kallhovd, Norway

# 7,626:

7:15 am PDT, May 20, Ze Johnson, Wyoming

# 7,625:

1:58 pm PDT, May 19, C C Activist, North Carolina

# 7,624:

1:30 pm PDT, May 19, Name not displayed, Michigan
With the amount of kids being born with facial deformities why can't we do something for them. Parents are struggling with daily life necessities for their new borns, we should do what we can to make the struggle a bit easier for them.

# 7,623:

12:35 pm PDT, May 19, Chris Mcginn, New York

# 7,622:

11:01 am PDT, May 19, Tori Bush, Florida

# 7,621:

1:28 pm PDT, May 16, Lori Sherry, Texas

# 7,620:

7:09 am PDT, May 16, Ronnie Klein, Iowa

# 7,619:

10:05 pm PDT, May 15, Kevin Johnson, Nevada

# 7,618:

8:46 pm PDT, May 15, Cynthia Castaldo, New York

# 7,617:

7:19 am PDT, May 15, Rita Pampel, Wisconsin
May the day you get a new smile be the first day of a life filled with joy, love, and many opportunities to do all the things you love to do and to help make this world a better place by just your being you.

# 7,616:

2:56 pm PDT, May 14, Mary Hydell, New York

# 7,615:

1:30 pm PDT, May 14, Stephanie Mink, Kentucky

# 7,614:

12:51 pm PDT, May 14, Kori Turrubiate, New Jersey

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9:03 am PDT, May 14, Eva Thielk, California

# 7,612:

7:13 am PDT, May 14, Starbat Black, California

# 7,611:

2:54 am PDT, May 14, Helena Dijkstra, Netherlands

# 7,610:

1:39 am PDT, May 14, Ananska Andrea, Puerto Rico

# 7,609:

7:16 pm PDT, May 13, Lisa Deprey, Wisconsin

# 7,608:

3:39 pm PDT, May 13, Geraldine O'Toole, Pennsylvania

# 7,607:

3:14 pm PDT, May 13, Joyce Padgett, Texas

# 7,606:

2:18 pm PDT, May 13, Amanda Walsh, Colorado

# 7,605:

12:17 pm PDT, May 13, Laura Liptak, California
You are so beautiful, and your smile will bring joy to many people's liives throughout your lifetime. Here is a smile from me to you :)

# 7,604:

9:58 am PDT, May 13, Elizabeth Burlock, Canada

# 7,603:

8:19 am PDT, May 13, Suzanne Quiles, New York

# 7,602:

7:27 am PDT, May 13, Name not displayed, California

# 7,601:

1:09 am PDT, May 13, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Finland

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