The organization created the Anthony L. and Hideko S. Burgess Interactive Learning Center (ILC) to help people walk in the footsteps of patients, their families and volunteers. The center shows the organization's work through the perspectives of nine patients. The center officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Operation Smile's co-founders Dr. Bill Magee and Kathy Magee, along with NFL Hall of Famer Bruce Smith gave remarks.

Host Eric Dye speaks with Regional Director Indiana Siu on the Enterprise Podcast Network. Siu covers various topics, including the current challenges the virus is presenting in Latin America and how Operation Smile continues to help patients in her region.

Worldwide, it’s estimated every 3 minutes a child is born with a cleft condition that can drastically affect their ability to breathe, eat and speak. The specific causes of cleft conditions are still unknown, but Operation Smile is committed to learning more about genetic and environmental factors that likely cause cleft in order to help treat more people.

En esta edición de #TheEdgeOfAdventure #podcast, yo tengo el privilegio de charlar de nuevo con Lizet Campos de Operation Smile. Esta vez en español.

The contest was powered by YELLOW, an educational and youth-focused not-for-profit founded by music producer and artist Pharrell Williams.

Chrissy Metz Will Receive Operation Smile’s Universal Smile Award at Virtual Smile Gala On December 8th, Join Chrissy Metz and surprise guests to help #bringsmilesto2021

The Seventh Annual Balsam Hill Celebrities for Smiles Charity Auction benefitting Operation Smile

Lizet Campos, Operation Smile Regional Director, Global Business Operations, writes, "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it challenges that I’d never I’d face as a regional director for Operation Smile. I’m based in Peru, a country that has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus, not only in terms of human suffering and lives lost but also the economic hardship resulting from lockdown measures." She shares how Operation Smile continues to "keep our promise of caring for our patients and their families..."

As incredibly disruptive as the coronavirus has been for Americans, in many parts of the world, the pandemic has been infinitely more burdensome, most notably for those desperately seeking medical and surgical care.