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For additional information about Operation Smile or to arrange an interview please contact:

Lisa Jardanhazy
VP of Marketing and Communications
(757) 321-3250
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Lisa D. Jones
Senior Coordinator, Public Relations
(757) 321-3252
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Portuguese-Portuguese

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.


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.

• October 09, 2008 Operation Smile Partners with RacingThePlanet in Egypt
• October 03, 2008 Photographers Across the Country Participating in 'Family Portrait Month' Promotion to Benefit Operation Smile
• September 18, 2008 Operation Smile and title sponsor XanGo partner to provide new smiles to children in Guadalajara, Mexico
• September 16, 2008 Ben Folds Five Reunites and Performs Exclusive Concert to Benefit Operation Smile on September 18 in Chapel Hill, NC
• September 15, 2008 Operation Smile to Honor Mario Lopez, American Idol: "Idol Gives Back" and Vicky Mense at 7th Annual Smile Gala in Los Angeles
• September 10, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to take place in Asuncion, Paraguay
• August 18, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Urumqi, China from August 20-August 27, 2008
• August 15, 2008 DMANF Recognizes Operation Smile as 2008 Nonprofit of the Year
• August 06, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from August 12 - August 24, 2008
• August 06, 2008 Operation Smile Joins USS Kearsarge for Continuing Promise 2008
• August 05, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Hyderabad, India from August 7- August 15, 2008
• August 01, 2008 Sony Electronics Supports The Children of Operation Smile
• July 07, 2008 More than 350 Students from Around the World Convene for the Cause of Helping Children with Facial Deformities
• July 02, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Mudanjiang, China from July 4-July 9, 2008
• June 10, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Asuncion, Paraguay from June 18-June 22, 2008
• June 03, 2008 Norfolk Public School Students to Meet Healthcare Providers from Around the World on Friday, June 6
• June 02, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Hue, Vietnam from June 5 – June 15, 2008
• June 02, 2008 Operation Smile and title sponsor XanGo partner to provide new smiles and improved outlook on life to hundreds of children in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• May 22, 2008 Operation Smile Joins USNS Mercy as Part of Four-Month Southeast Asia Deployment – Pacific Partnership 2008
• May 21, 2008 Healthcare Providers from 28 Countries Arrive in Norfolk for Operation Smile’s Physicians’ Training Program from May 26 – June 6
• May 15, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission To Take Place in Lima, Peru from May 22-May 31, 2008
• May 13, 2008 Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Antsirabe, Madagascar, from May 22-30, 2008
• 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.


Español - Spanish

• Septiembre 22, 2008. Niños con problemas de labio y paladar hendido recibirán atención médica y cirugías reconstructivas durante jornada médica de Operación Sonrisa con el apoyo de XanGO en Guadalajara
• Agosto 8, 2008. Operación Sonrisa se une al USS Kearsarge durante el programa Continuing Promise 2008
• 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.


Portuguese - Portuguese

• Agenda das Missões 2008
• Relatórios
• Operação Sorriso Educa Milhares de Estudantes no Mundo e Reforça, entre eles, o Valor de Servir ao Próximo e o Espírito de Liderança
• Premiações
• Biografia: William P. Magee Jr., D.D.S., M.D. Co-fundador e CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
• Biografia: Kathy Magee, B.S.N., M.Ed., M.S.W. Co-fundadora e Presidente
• Dados e fatos sobre a Operação Sorriso
• Perguntas frequentes sobre lábio fissurado e fenda palatina
• História da Operação Sorriso De 1982 até hoje
• Operação Sorriso Trata Dezenas de Milhares de Crianças em 26 Países em Desenvolvimento
• Operação Sorriso oferece amplos programas de educação no exterior e nos EUA, para incentivar a auto-suficiência


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