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mySMILE
begins with you
Choose your mySMILE initiative
Special Occasion![cupcake](../images/content/pagebuilder/cupcake-icon.png)
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(In Memory/In Honour) Get Active
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Host a Smile Event Office Hero
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Steps to a Successful mySMILE Fundraiser
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Step 1
Select your event type
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Step 2
Create your mySMILE personal or team page
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Step 3
Personalize your page
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Step 4
Share your mySMILE page
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Step 5
Watch the smiles roll in
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Step 6
Cover basic surgical care for one waiting child for as little as $240
Why Operation Smile Canada
Every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate
Over 65% of the world’s population (approximately 5 billion people) do not have access to safe surgery that is timely and affordable. When left untreated, having a cleft lip and/or cleft palate becomes a life-threatening and life-long burden. This is a burden Operation Smile believes no one should bear.
Operation Smile exists to make sure everyone gets the safe corrective surgery they need wherever they live in the world. It is surgery that changes a child’s life forever… and it helps change families, communities, countries, regions and yes, the world.
By joining our community, and fundraising for Operation Smile Canada, you will be helping our global medical volunteers change lives forever.
Children are waiting for our help. Join the SMILE movement today and give the gift of a SMILE! With your help, children will face their future with more hope, confidence and opportunity.
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