background-color: #576da8; [7] In 2011, Aishwarya Rai, a Bollywood actress and former Miss World, became Smile Train's first goodwill ambassador. The other kids called me "scarface" and I was bullied and harassed because I looked different. [1], Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1999, Smile Train provides free corrective cleft surgery in 87 countries,[2] training local doctors and providing hospital funding for the procedures.
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[61][62], In 2008, Charity Watch criticized then-president Brian Mullaney's $420,209 salary and questioned the 2007 company's tax form, which said Mullaney's salary came from temporary restricted funds designed to go toward overhead. [19], In 2009, Smile Train initiated an advertising campaign[20] in the Richmond Times-Dispatch highlighting Smile Train's attempts between 2006 and 2009 to donate nearly $9 million to Operation Smile,[21] the organization Brian Mullaney had split from in 1998 in what Mullaney described as a "messy divorce". Every dollar raised will go to Operation Smile. GoGetFunding is a crowdfunding website that lets you raise money for anything that matters to you. That is why I created a fundraising campaign to raise funds for "Operation Smile" - www.operationsmile.org to provide kids who cannot afford this simple life altering surgery with the funds to do … font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; [22] In the ad, Mullaney contended Operation Smile was refusing money that could benefit children, later calling the situation "shameful";[21] Mullaney also noted that he respects that in some countries need overwhelms available doctors and he had "a newfound respect for what Operation Smile does".
[61][62], In 2008, Charity Watch criticized then-president Brian Mullaney's $420,209 salary and questioned the 2007 company's tax form, which said Mullaney's salary came from temporary restricted funds designed to go toward overhead. [19], In 2009, Smile Train initiated an advertising campaign[20] in the Richmond Times-Dispatch highlighting Smile Train's attempts between 2006 and 2009 to donate nearly $9 million to Operation Smile,[21] the organization Brian Mullaney had split from in 1998 in what Mullaney described as a "messy divorce". Every dollar raised will go to Operation Smile. GoGetFunding is a crowdfunding website that lets you raise money for anything that matters to you. That is why I created a fundraising campaign to raise funds for "Operation Smile" - www.operationsmile.org to provide kids who cannot afford this simple life altering surgery with the funds to do … font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; [22] In the ad, Mullaney contended Operation Smile was refusing money that could benefit children, later calling the situation "shameful";[21] Mullaney also noted that he respects that in some countries need overwhelms available doctors and he had "a newfound respect for what Operation Smile does".
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[29], Smile Train helps the cause of cleft care through its funding of 1,000+ active partners representing nearly 1,200 hospitals and 2,300 partner surgeons in the world's poorest nations; through these local partnerships, the organization is able to provide free surgery for children any day of the year, with more than one million total surgeries performed as of 2016. I'm holding a special fundraiser to support Operation Smile, a cause close to my heart. [13] That same month, Smile Train also held an event at the Barclays Center to celebrate its millionth cleft operation. When I was a young girl growing up in Guyana, I had a scar on my forehead.
font-size: 28px; [3], Smile Train was created in 1998 by Brian Mullaney and Charles Wang, who had previously worked with Operation Smile, another charity focused on correcting cleft lips and palates. [69], According to Smile Train's 2012 annual report, management and general expenses account for $1.9 million (1.2%) of total expenses. Slippers (for children age 3-15 yrs old), 5. And in too many cases, their parents can't afford the surgeries they need to live a productive life. [68] The alliance was developed to "assist donors in making sound giving decisions and to foster public confidence in charitable organizations". background-color: #576da8; [7] In 2011, Aishwarya Rai, a Bollywood actress and former Miss World, became Smile Train's first goodwill ambassador. The other kids called me "scarface" and I was bullied and harassed because I looked different. [1], Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1999, Smile Train provides free corrective cleft surgery in 87 countries,[2] training local doctors and providing hospital funding for the procedures.
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[61][62], In 2008, Charity Watch criticized then-president Brian Mullaney's $420,209 salary and questioned the 2007 company's tax form, which said Mullaney's salary came from temporary restricted funds designed to go toward overhead. [19], In 2009, Smile Train initiated an advertising campaign[20] in the Richmond Times-Dispatch highlighting Smile Train's attempts between 2006 and 2009 to donate nearly $9 million to Operation Smile,[21] the organization Brian Mullaney had split from in 1998 in what Mullaney described as a "messy divorce". Every dollar raised will go to Operation Smile. GoGetFunding is a crowdfunding website that lets you raise money for anything that matters to you. That is why I created a fundraising campaign to raise funds for "Operation Smile" - www.operationsmile.org to provide kids who cannot afford this simple life altering surgery with the funds to do … font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; [22] In the ad, Mullaney contended Operation Smile was refusing money that could benefit children, later calling the situation "shameful";[21] Mullaney also noted that he respects that in some countries need overwhelms available doctors and he had "a newfound respect for what Operation Smile does".
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cursor: pointer; [58] The film shows the story of a poor girl in rural India whose life is transformed when she receives free surgery to correct her cleft lip. [27] A mobile application is under development. We use cookies. P.S. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities. OPERATION SMILE is a semi-annual charity event of RTC Enterprise a fully-registered company in the Republic of the Philippines with it's office at Unit 604 Urban Deca Tower Edsa Mandaluyong City.