Press Releases
Smile Train Announces 250,000th Cleft Surgery Performed in China
Smile Train's China program provided it's 250,000th free cleft surgery
Smile Train Medical Advisory Board Meets in New York Reviews Policies and Practices and Establishes New Committees
The Smile Train Medical Advisory Board met in New York City this past Friday and Saturday, June 10-11, to review its policies and mandate, develop a new organizational structure and participate in a free-flowing discussion on the best way to continue to help the millions of children with cleft lip and cleft palate around the world.
Smile Train partner G S Memorial reaches major milestone of 20,000 free cleft surgeries in Varanasi, India
Today in Varanasi, one of Smile Train’s oldest and highest performing partners, G S Memorial Plastic Surgery Hospital, will reach a new milestone - 20,000 Smile Train sponsored free cleft surgeries. G S Memorial, under the leadership of Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh runs one of the largest cleft centers in the world. G S Memorial has been a Smile Train partner since April 2004 and is featured in the 2008 Academy Award® winning Documentary – Smile Pinki.
Smile Train Announces South Asia’s Best Quarter Ever Coincides with STARS Conference in Hyderabad, India
Last week in Hyderabad, India, Smile Train hosted the Smile Train Anesthesiologists and Reconstructive Surgeons (STARS) Conference, an event with more than 250 cleft surgeons and pediatric anesthesiologists, including Smile Train’s Indian Medical Advisory Board members and global Medical Advisory Board members.
Smile Train World's Largest Cleft Charity Featured On "The Doctors"
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity, in partnership with Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon, one of the hosts of the Emmy-nominated syndicated series “The Doctors,” from Stage 29 Productions and CBS Television Distribution, traveled to India this past March to perform free cleft palate surgeries. Smile Train’s mission is to help the millions of children in developing countries who are suffering with unrepaired clefts.
Birdie Bonanza: Sean Farren’s Talent To Put Smiles on Children’s Faces
Club Professional Sean Farren is a golfer best known for surprising golf fans last year when he achieved his long-held dream of qualifying for the U.S. Open after 21 attempts. But his huge compassion isn’t a surprise to anyone who knows him -- this year, Sean will once again be donating money to his favorite charity, Smile Train, for his performance on the course. Farren has pledged $50 for each birdie he makes in tournament play during the 2010 golf season to Smile Train.
What Makes New Yorkers Smile? Orlando Wants To Know
One of the world’s premier tourism destinations has decided to prove the axiom, “smile and the whole world smiles with you.” On April 23 in New York City’s Madison Square Park, the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. (Orlando CVB) kicks off a global search for 67 smiling people who will win a vacation to Orlando for World Smile Day on October 1. Sixty-seven is the number of days determined to experience the more than 100 attractions Orlando offers.
Smile Train India to Use 6 Tata Nanos for Hospitals it Supports
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity, today received six Tata Nano cars at the hands of Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons, for the hospitals it supports in India.
From Calculus to Clefts: Belmont Hill Students Climb Onboard Smile Train
When Brian Mullaney, Co-Founder and President of Smile Train, visited Belmont Hill last fall, he talked to the students there about the rewards of giving back to the community. He has first-hand experience -- Smile Train helps thousands of children every year receive free cleft lip and palate surgery that they otherwise never would have received. He also has a special connection to the school. As a Belmont Hill alumnus, he recalled sitting in the very same seats as the boys he was speaking to and remembered how it felt to be a student there.
Dr. Andrew Ordon, Host Of The Doctors, To Travel To India With Smile Train To Perform Free Cleft Surgeries On Children
On Tuesday, March 2nd, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon, one of the hosts of the Emmy-nominated syndicated series THE DOCTORS, from Stage 29 Productions and CBS Television Distribution, will travel to India to perform cleft palate surgeries in partnership with Smile Train, the world's leading cleft charity whose mission is to help the more than 4.7 million children in developing countries who are suffering with unrepaired clefts.
Dubai Duty Free Announce US$1.5 million Donation to the Smile Train Charity
The Dubai Duty Free Foundation has announced a donation of US$1.5 million to Smile Train, the world’s largest charity dedicated to repairing cleft lip and cleft palate deformities in children. The announcement, which coincides with the duty free industry’s ‘Miles for Smiles’ charity run in Dubai today, is the largest single donation earmarked for Southeast Asia received by Smile Train since it was established in 1999.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Named Smile Train’s First Goodwill Ambassador
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, hailed by many as the most beautiful woman in the world, has today been announced as the first Goodwill Ambassador for Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity. Recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, Aishwarya will now be adding one more role to her illustrious career. She will partner with Smile Train, in association with her own charity, the Aishwarya Rai Foundation, in numerous ways to spread awareness and garner recourses to help the worldwide movement.
Smile Train Launches the Free Oscar®-Winning Movie Giveaway, the First Time an Academy Award® Winnging Film Has Been Given Away for Free
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity which has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the most productive charities in America, is launching a remarkable campaign: on September 9, the organization will begin giving away its 2009 Academy Award® winning film, Smile Pinki, at no cost, en masse, to raise awareness of the plight of the children that it helps worldwide.
Smile Train Doctors From Around the World Assemble for Renowned Cleft Conference
Over 200 selfless Smile Train doctors from different parts of the globe that perform free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate will gather September 10-13 at the Cleft 2009: 11th International Congress on Cleft Lip and Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Smile Train Signs First Partner in Burundi
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity devoted to providing free cleft surgery to children in 76 developing countries around the world, is pleased to announce that it has signed the organization’s first hospital in the African nation of Burundi. This exciting step comes as Smile Train works to extend its reach in Africa and achieve the organization’s goal: that no child should be forced to live a life of pain and isolation because of a cleft.
Sean Farren Scores a Hole-In-One For Smile Train
When Long Island pro Sean Farren learned that he had qualified for the U.S. Open last month, his heart skipped a beat. Farren had attempted 20 times previously to qualify for the Open, and he had finally achieved his long-held dream. But he also had another goal: to use this success as a way to help kids with cleft lip and palate who have nowhere else to turn. For every par that he achieved at the Open, Farren generously donated $100 to his favorite organization, Smile Train. Now in its tenth year, Smile Train helps children with cleft lip and palate for as little as $250 and in as little as 45 minutes, giving them a new smile and a new life.
New Yorker Successfully Swam Dreaded English Channel to Raise $10,000 for Smile Train
Some people go on a road trip for their summer vacation. Others go to the beach. For Conor Hartnett, a New Yorker with a big heart, it was a short but historic -- trip from England to France.
