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Press Releases

These are our current press releases organized by date. You can download and/or save to your hard disk the article of your interest by clicking on the PDF icon next to it.

  • April 29, 2008 Operation Smile Utah Hosts Second Annual Breakfast for Smiles Wednesday, May 7 to Help Children Worldwide

  • April 22, 2008 Operation Smile Celebrates National Volunteer Week

  • April 08, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Quanxi, China, from April 16-23, 2008

  • March 19, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mision To Take Place In Santa Cruz, Bolivia From March 26 - April 5, 2008

  • March 17, 2008 Samantha Harris and Oral-B Satin Floss Partner to Share Smiles

  • March 14, 2008 15-Year-Old from Ethiopia Will Receive Free Surgery March 18 as Part of Operation Smile’s World Care Program

  • March 10, 2008. Windows Live $500,000 Donation Commemorates Operation Smile's 25th Anniversary.

  • March 7, 2008. Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from March 13-21, 2008

  • March 6, 2008. Operation Smile Dental Mission to take place in Vietnam, from March 19-29, 2008

  • March 5, 2008. Operation Smile Provides Free Surgery in Hinche, Haiti, from March 3-9

  • March 4, 2008. Local Seven-Year-Old Born in China with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate is Helping to Bring Smiles to Children Around the World

  • February 26, 2008. Operation Smile co-founders Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee named as Norfolk's First Citizens.

  • February 20, 2008. Operation Smile South Florida office to celebrate grand opening.

  • February 13, 2008. Operation Smile Medical Missions taking place February 20 – March 1 in Nicaragua and Honduras.

  • February 8, 2008. Hundreds of Elementary School Students Running the Operation Smile Final Mile to Learn Importance of Exercise and Help Children Worldwide.

  • February 1, 2008. World Journey of Smiles Photography Exhibition: February 26 – March 3. Reception on February 28 to Honor and Benefit Operation Smile.

  • December 3, 2007. The Administration, Congress, Diplomatic and Corporate Leaders join Operation Smile for Capitol Hill briefing highlighting "World Journey of Smiles"

  • November 30, 2007. Operation Smile’s World Journey of Smiles Treats 4,086 Children Born with Cleft Lips and Cleft Palates Across the Globe In Two Unforgettable Weeks

  • November 15, 2007. Operation Smile’s World Journey of Smiles Taking Place Around The Globe November 7-16, 2007

  • November 07, 2007. CBS - People's Choice Awards Nomination Party

  • November 01, 2007. Operation Smile Announces Major DNA Study Into Causes of Cleft Lip/Cleft

  • October 10, 2007. Operation Smile Announces New Smile Ambassadors; Celebrities Continue to Join Effort Marking 25TH Anniversary

  • September 27, 2007. For International Day of Peace (Sept. 21), Operation Smile Announces Details of Its Upcoming World Journey of Smiles

  • September 26, 2007. OPERATION: KIDS HELPING KIDS TO SMILE


  • August 12, 2007.For International Youth Day (Aug. 12), Operation Smile Announces Names of Students Who Will Participate in World Journey of Smiles.

  • August 9, 2007.Ryan Seacrest Partners with Crest® and Scope®, Makes Donation to Operation Smile.

  • August 9, 2007.Operation Smile Medical Missions to take place in Lanzhou and Urumqi, China from August 7-17, 2007

  • August 8, 2007.Operation Smile Honduras Opens Operating Rooms in Comprehensive Care Center Reflecting Organization’s 25th Anniversary Focus on Sustainability

  • July 23, 2007. Operation Smile Student Volunteers Participate in 25th Anniversary Global Initiatives.

  • July 13, 2007. Operation Smile 25th Anniversary Corporate Smile Ambassadors – Corporate Giving That Transforms Lives

  • June 21, 2007. Molly Sims, Justin Chatwin, and Benj Gershman join Operation Smile as 25th Anniversary Smile Ambassadors.

  • June 19, 2007. Operation Smile joins USNS Comfort as part of four-month Latin American deployment.

  • June 7, 2007. Child from Iraq will receive surgeryon Monday, June 11 as part of Operation's Smile World Day Care Program.

  • June 7, 2007. Janice Dickinson to host reality cares "Reality All Stars" charity event benefiting Operation Smile.

  • June 1, 2007. Children from Nicaragua Will Receive Free Surgery June 5 as Part of Operation Smile’s World Care Program Taking Place

  • May 23, 2007. Operation Smile medical team will conduct an international medical mission in Bao Loc, Vietnam, from May 31 – June 8, 2007

  • May 21, 2007. Physicians and Nurses from 25 Countries Arrive in Norfolk for Operation Smile’s Medical Education Conference May 28 – June 8

  • May 11, 2007. Operation Smile Southeast Michigan holds “Journey of Smiles” Gala, June 9 2007 - Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Operation Smile organization

  • May 04, 2007. Operation Smile – Families Unite Through the Face of a Child

  • April 16, 2007. Operation Smile Colombia inaugurated its new Center for Integral Attention

  • March 30, 2007 Operation Smile Vietnam inaugurates Comprehensive Care Center.

  • April 29 - May 4, 2007 Operation Smile Medical Missions to take place in Hefei and ZhengZhou, China.

  • April 15 - 21 Operation Smile recognizes Hasbro Employees during National Volunteer Week and as part of “World Journey of Smiles”

  • April 15 - 21 Operation Smile Celebrates Dedicated Family of Volunteers During National Volunteer Week

  • March 22 - 2007 - Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Oujda, Morocco from March 22 - 30, 2007

  • March 20 - 2007 - Operation Smile Vietnam Opens Comprehensive Care Center Reflecting Organization’s 25th Anniversary Focus on Sustainability

  • March 15 - 2007 - Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Cambodia, from March 15 - 23, 2007

  • March 15 - 2007 - Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Bolivia, from March 15 - 23, 2007

  • March 8 - 2007 - Operation Smile 25th Anniversary Honored With Congressional Resolution

  • March 5 - 2007 - Professional Nurse Volunteers to Conduct International Critical Nursing Skills Training Program

  • March 1 - 2007 - Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Honduras, from March 1 - 9, 2007

  • February 21 - 2007 - Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in the Philippines, from February 22-March 2, 2007

  • February 13 - 2007 - Operation Smile Announces 25th Anniversary "Smile Ambassadors"

  • January 18 - 2007 - Hampton Roads Elementary School Students Running "Kids Miles for Smiles"

  • January 16 - 2007 - Operation Smile Celebrating 25 Years, 100,000 Smiles - And We've Just Begun

  • January 16 - 2007 - Philadelphia Biomedical Professionals To Lead International Training Program In Honduras

  • January 12 - 2007 - Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Chinandega, Nicaragua, from January 23-February 4, 2007



Backgrounders

General information about Operation Smile and its programs. Click on the PDF icon next to the article's title to save it to your hard disk.

  • World Journey of Smiles Fast Facts.


  • Operation Smile Facts Sheet


  • Board of Directors


  • 25th Anniversary Fact Sheet


  • World Journey of Smiles Fact Sheet


  • World Journey of Smiles Map


  • 25th Anniversary Spokesperson Bios


  • Patient Stories


  • The History of Operation Smile.


  • Operation Smile Quick Facts.


  • Operation Smile treats tens of thousands of children in 26 developing countries and the Unites States.

  • Operation Smile offers extensive education programs abroad and in U.S. to build self-sufficiency.

  • Operation Smile empowers students with service, leadership and education.

  • Frequently Asked Questions: Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate.




Español - Spanish

  • Marzo 19, 2008. Operacion Sonrisa realizará misión médica en Bolivia del 26 de Marzo al 5 de Abril.

  • Premios y reconocimientos.



  • Biografía del Dr. William P. Magee Jr. Co-fundador y director general.


  • Biografía de Kathy Magee. Cofundadora y presidenta.


  • Cronograma de misiones para el año 2008.


  • Operación Sonrisa realizará misiones médicas en Nicaragua y Honduras del 20 de Febrero al 1 de Marzo.

  • Roselyn Sánchez y Mariah Carey, Nuevas Embajadoras de Operación Sonrisa.

  • Historias de pacientes.


  • Hoja de Datos de Operación Sonrisa América Latina.



  • Generalidades de Operación Sonrisa para América Latina.


  • Operación Sonrisa Honduras abre quirófanos en Centros de Cuidado Integral, reflejando el enfoque en sostenibilidad del Vigésimo Quinto aniversario de la organización.

  • Generalidades


  • Programas de educación ofrecidos por Operación Sonrisa


  • Comunicado de prensa con motivo del vigésimo quinto aniversario.


  • Programa estudiantil de Operación Sonrisa


  • Calendario de misiones del 'Viaje Mundial de Sonrisas'


  • Historia de Operación Sonrisa


  • Biografías de los portavoces de Operación Sonrisa


  • Preguntas sobre el labio leporino y paladar hendido.


  • Hoja de datos de Operación Sonrisa.


  • Historias de pacientes de Operación Sonrisa


  • Datos sobre el 'Viaje Mundial de Sonrisas'


  • Hoja Informativa sobre el vigésimo quinto aniversario.




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