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FEBRUARY 2008
WORLD JOURNEY OF
SMILES AT-A-GLANCE
• 40 mission sites in 25
countries in Latin America,
Africa, the Middle East,
Eastern Europe and Asia
Twenty-five years after Operation Smile was founded,
WJOS began in the Philippines, in the same hospital where
Co-founders Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee led the first mission
team after fund-raising for the costs in Operation Smile’s
hometown of Norfolk, Va. On November 7, in Naga City
at Bicol Medical Center, Dr. Magee performed the first
surgery of WJOS. More countries began their medical
missions and soon, 40 sites were simultaneously providing
free treatment. Dignitaries, Operation Smile corporate
supporters and celebrities visited some of these sites. These
guests and Operation Smile’s volunteers all came together
with a shared passion for helping children.
• 7,414 children received
free physical examinations
MARC ASCHER
• November 7-16, 2007
Operation Smile’s year-long 25th Anniversary celebration
culminated in November with the World Journey of Smiles
(WJOS), 40 simultaneous missions in 25 countries. WJOS
took place November 7-16, and was the largest simultaneous
medical mission of its kind. Free physical examinations were
provided to 7,414 patients; 4,086 children born with cleft
lips and cleft palates were provided free surgical treatment.
The initiative mobilized more than 1,700 volunteers from 44
countries – more than 700 volunteers were from the United
States and more than 1,000 volunteers were from 43 other
countries. These volunteers worked together in 40 hospitals,
care centers and clinics in 25 countries in Latin America,
Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia.
• More than 1,700 volunteers
- 700 from the
United States
- 1,000 from 43
other countries
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World Journey of Smiles Treats More Than
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Nguyen Thi Thao and her mother, one day
after Operation Smile medical volunteers
repaired the little girl’s cleft lip during the
medical mission in Hue, Vietnam
• 4,086 children received
free reconstructive surgery
• 38 high school student
volunteers from the U.S.,
Paraguay and Ireland
• Included a DNA research
project to help determine
the possible cause of cleft
lip and cleft palate
(from left) Resident Dr. Sharon Clancy of the University of Southern California, Dr. Richard Rosenblum of
Virginia, and Dr. Bill Magee in the operating room during World Journey of Smiles in Naga City, Philippines
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JOHNNY BIVERA
Message from our Co-founders
Last year was a very busy and rewarding time for Operation Smile as we celebrated 25 years
of helping thousands of children around the world. During our 2007 fiscal year ending June 30,
Operation Smile medical volunteers treated more than 9,000 children. More than 6,000 of these
patients were helped through local, in-country medical teams.
During a briefing on Capitol Hill (from left) Operation Smile
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Randy Sherman, Operation Smile
President and Co-founder Kathy Magee, former patient
Chadleen Lacdo-o from the Philippines, Operation Smile
Board of Directors Chairman Howard Unger and Operation
Smile CEO and Co-founder Dr. Bill Magee
During the 25th Anniversary, we conducted the World Journey of Smiles (WJOS), mobilizing
more than 1,700 of our volunteers to treat children in 40 sites in 25 countries. It was the world’s
largest medical mission of its kind and was a reflection of Operation Smile’s experience and
infrastructure capacity. We thank every single volunteer for making this a very special moment
for the organization. None of us would be able to do this as individuals; it is only the collective
use of our talents and resources that allowed something as significant as WJOS to occur. We
had the opportunity to travel to eight of the countries during WJOS and felt the excitement
from everyone, recognizing that they were part of something bigger than just their own mission
assignment. It was really the global effort of people from so many different nations with so
many talents that created a message of hope for the children of our world. The experience has
energized us and we know that we are ready for the next 25 years.
In 2007, we also opened Comprehensive Care Centers in Colombia, Vietnam, China and Honduras, and are in the final planning stages of more centers
in Vietnam, Brazil, Paraguay, the Philippines, India, Morocco and a number of other countries. Our Comprehensive Care Center in Hangzhou, China,
opened its doors during WJOS; we believe that as many 5,000 children a year will be treated through this center alone with year-round surgical treatment
and post-operative follow-up care to include dental treatment and speech counseling.
Our future plans will require the augmented resources of our mission-based model enhanced by year round, day-in, day-out care provided by our
Comprehensive Care Centers. These specialized facilities are equipped to offer follow-up, post-operative multidisciplinary care and counseling to
patients in the areas of dental, speech therapy, nutrition, psychosocial, and genetics. With all of these initiatives ahead of us, the opportunities for our
volunteers will be greater than ever.
Together, we have accomplished so much in the past 25 years and have seen many changes. To date, more than 115,000 children around the world
have been treated by Operation Smile volunteers. We thank the volunteers, donors and staff who have made this possible and ask that you help us to
take care of the thousands who are still waiting.
- Bill and Kathy Magee
Throughout the world, Operation
Smile volunteers repair childhood
facial deformities while building
public and private partnerships
that advocate for sustainable
healthcare systems for children
and families. Together, we create
smiles, change lives, heal humanity.
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Leila Hemaidan
Lisa Jardanhazy
Katherine Taylor
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New World Headquarters Announced
On October 4, Operation Smile announced plans to construct its World Headquarters in Virginia
Beach, Va., adjacent to the Virginia Beach campus of Tidewater Community College in Princess
Anne Commons. Ground-breaking is tentatively scheduled for 2008 with occupancy in 2010.
This 65,000-square-foot building will be an environmentally friendly and energy efficient
“green” building built with recycled materials.
“Operation Smile has been privileged to call the Hampton Roads community our home for 25
years,” said Operation Smile CEO and Co-founder Dr. Bill Magee. “This new location allows us
to collaborate with medical and educational institutions such as Tidewater Community College,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, the Advanced Technology Center, LifeNet
and Sentara on ways to expand the life-changing service Operation Smile provides.”
“Having Operation Smile will be a boon to the city and the entire region, as well as to future
health care around the world,” said Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf. “Co-founders Bill
and Kathy Magee and the thousands of Operation Smile volunteers have made a tremendous
difference in the lives of children, their families and their communities around the world.
Virginia Beach will be proud to have such a visionary organization in our city.”
The building will include classrooms and other spaces for research and the training and hosting
of visiting medical professionals, international business leaders, diplomats and students.
COURTESY OF CLARK NEXSEN
MISSION STATEMENT
In Washington, D.C., on December 6, Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Orrin
Hatch (R-UT) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight the organization’s
recently completed World Journey of Smiles and the significant public-private
partnerships that make the organization’s humanitarian work possible. In
addition to comments from Senators Landrieu and Hatch, speakers included
Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ); Nils Kastberg, Regional Director for Latin
America and the Caribbean, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); Rear
Admiral Jim Stevenson, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command;
Donald Trump Jr., Smile Ambassador; and Katherine Pickus, Abbott Fund Vice
President. Henrietta Holsman Fore, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International
Development and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, spoke and awarded Dr.
Bill and Kathy Magee with the “President’s Call to Service Award,” presented to
recognize individuals who complete 4,000 or more hours of volunteer service
over the course of their lifetime. To close the program, former patient Chadleen
Lacdo-o, a 12-year-old from Cebu in the Philippines, sang “The Journey.”
Chadleen, who received surgery to repair her cleft palate in 1999, thanked Dr.
Bill and Kathy Magee for allowing her the opportunity to pursue her dream of
becoming a singer.
Former Operation Smile patient Chadleen Lacdo-o gave a moving performance
PHOTOS (5) JOHNNY BIVERA
Briefing on Capitol Hill
Brings Together Many Supporters
(from left) Smile Ambassador Donald Trump Jr., Operation Smile
CEO and Co-founder Dr. Bill Magee and Senator Orrin Hatch
Congressman Trent Franks, who was born with a cleft
lip and cleft palate, shares his personal story
World Journey of Smiles Homecoming
Event Held at the Chinese Embassy
Operation Smile marked the culmination of its 25th Anniversary and the World
Journey of Smiles with a special reception hosted by His Excellency Wen Zhong
Zhou at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China on December 6, in
Washington, D.C. Nils Kastberg presented Operation Smile Co-founders Dr. Bill
and Kathy Magee with a special recognition award from UNICEF. “The World
Journey of Smiles became a landmark
series of life-changing operations in 25
countries that highlighted the breath
and reach of Operation Smile,” said
Kastberg. He recognized Operation Smile
for its “strong and tireless commitment
to bring smiles to the faces of children
Nils Kastberg (left), Regional Director for Latin America and the
around the world.” Also in attendance
Caribbean for UNICEF, presented Operation Smile Co-founders
were Ambassador of Paraguay James
Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee with a special recognition award
Spalding Hellmers; Ambassador of
Colombia Maria Carolina Barco Isakson; Ambassador of Peru Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos; Mrs. Rose
Oginga, the wife of the Ambassador of Kenya; Smt. Kalpana Sen, the wife of the Ambassador
of India, as well as many other diplomatic leaders and corporate partners. The evening also
recognized long time friends and corporate supporters: Abbott Fund, The Boeing Company,
Chevron, Covidien, Dental Health Group, and Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
His Excellency Wen Zhong Zhou
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IRENE GRAHAM
Message from our Chief Medical Officer
We did it! Who could have ever imagined two years ago that the day would come when we were standing
on the other side of the World Journey of Smiles (WJOS)? It was a remarkable experience in so many
ways for so many people, but none greater than the nearly 4,100 children who received life-changing
surgery. Accordingly, our volunteers will forever receive our unending gratitude. We hold them in the
very highest regard and should constantly sing their praises. It is thanks to them and the organizational staff
working together that made this global endeavor a success. In the year leading up to WJOS, Operation Smile
provided more than 42,000 hours of specialized training to more than 3,400 medical professionals in our
partner countries. The Physicians’ Training Program brought 67 medical professionals from 25 countries to the
U.S. for graduate educational programs. Thirty-nine biomedical technicians from 19 countries participated
in our Biomedical Technician Training Programs to learn how to safely operate and maintain relevant medical
equipment at the highest standards. Critical Nursing Skills Training Programs were conducted in all our
partner countries to teach the vital skills necessary for treating cleft lip and cleft palate patients. More
Dr. Randy Sherman
than 1,000 nurses from 20 countries received this specialized training, another step towards implementing
our Global Standards of Care during all medical missions. Our medical volunteers continue to be credentialed in Pediatric Advanced
Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) training; Operation Smile trained nearly 2,000
medical professionals in 19 countries in preparation for WJOS.
Twenty-five Regan Fellows, chosen from plastic surgical residency
programs in the U.S. and abroad joined in this Herculean effort
to help introduce our amazing new research enterprise in cleft
genetics. Coordinating the numerous resident participants for
this project was a most challenging task in itself. DNA samples
from 3,014 patients were collected in 15 sites in 11 countries.
Instituted by our partners at Yale and working with several
universities, the samples will be analyzed and screened with
the hope of identifying the genetic markers that differentiate
the population of people with cleft lip and cleft palate with
the hope of finding a causal link. Our Regional Vice Presidents
(RVPs) and newly appointed Regional Medical Officers (RMOs)
took on vast new leadership responsibilities as we moved more
and more decision making responsibilities out to the front
lines. From bottom to top, inside out and upside down, we
have every reason to be extraordinarily proud of our Operation
Smile volunteers and staff for a job so marvelously done.
Thank you will never be enough.
- Randy Sherman, M.D.
BILL HARRIGAN
During WJOS, I had the opportunity to participate with the medical team in Quito, Ecuador. We were privileged to be joined by American
Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) President-elect Dr. John Canady and ASPS Executive Vice President Paul Pomerantz. Drs. Canady,
Magee and I had the privilege to join with other medical volunteers to provide 107 children with new smiles. One day, surgeries were
transmitted through a live feed to a hospital auditorium where a select group of doctors were present to observe and learn about the
types of procedures conducted by Operation Smile. Our education department made certain that opportunities were available at each site
to gain working Operation Smile credentials and meet the Global Standards of Care.
During World Journey of Smiles, Plastic Surgeon resident Sharon
Clancy takes a DNA swab from 5-year-old Michael during screening
at the Bicol Medical Center in Naga City, Philippines
International Mission Report
AUGUST 2007 - OCTOBER 2007
MARC ASCHER
Country
Peru
Salaverry
Patients Treated
August
(USNS Comfort)
China
Lanzhou
Urumqi
August
Cambodia
Battambang
August
Colombia
Buenaventura
(from left) Operation Smile CEO and Co-founder Dr. Bill
Magee, ASPS Executive Vice President Paul Pomerantz and
ASPS President-elect Dr. John Canady in the operating room
in Quito, Ecuador, during World Journey of Smiles
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66
163
132
203
210
132
210
53
95
57
189
94
118
655
1,091
August
(USNS Comfort)
Brazil
Santarem
September
Mexico
Guadalajara
October
Totals
Physical Examinations
FUND-RAISING NEWS
Microsoft Corporation Partners with Operation Smile
In November, Microsoft Corp. partnered with Operation Smile and pledged a donation to commemorate its 25th Anniversary, and
celebrate the launch of Windows Live, a set of free online services designed to help people communicate and share from anywhere
they have Web access across multiple devices. The two-month ‘sharing smiles’ campaign encouraged Windows Live customers to
share photos of their smiles with people around the world.
To kick off this partnership, a visual spectacular was
unveiled November 6 in New York City – a 65 foot tall
sphere with a montage of smiles. Lending their support
to the evening were Smile Ambassadors Vanessa and
Donald Trump Jr., “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush
and O.A.R. bassist Benj Gershman. Using four IMAX-style
projectors and thousands of pictures of smile photographs
submitted at windowslive.com, Microsoft created a
fitting tribute to Operation Smile’s 25 years. People in
Los Angeles and New York could also participate in the
smile-sharing, in person, for two days (November 6 and
7) at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles
and South Street Seaport in New York.
MICROSOFT HANDOUT/GERARDO SOMOZA
“Windows Live is proud to join with Operation Smile in its pursuit to change children’s lives, one smile at a time,” said Chris
Jones, corporate vice president of Windows Live Experience Program Management at Microsoft.
(from left) Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr.; Billy Bush; Kevin Johnson, President, Platforms
& Services Division of Microsoft; and Benj Gershman
Donor Spotlight: Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein Cares is the global social responsibility program of Henry Schein, Inc., the largest distributor of healthcare products
and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets.
MARC ASCHER
Since 2005, Henry Schein, Inc. has been a committed partner to Operation Smile, donating thousands of dollars in much needed
surgical supplies including endo-tracheal tubes, suction tubing, gauze and various pharmaceuticals. Thanks to the generosity of
Henry Schein Cares and its innovative and automated distribution system, Operation Smile is able to provide mission countries the
supplies needed at a moment’s notice. Henry Schein Cares is committed to “helping health happen” through Operation Smile.
“We are pleased to use our Company’s core competency of
efficiently providing healthcare products to our customers
worldwide to further the work of an exceptional organization
that helps deliver healthcare to underserved children around
the world,” said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Henry Schein. “We commend the dedicated
medical professionals of Operation Smile and are proud to
support the mission of this worldwide children’s medical charity.”
Henry Schein has been ranked first in social responsibility in its
industry for three consecutive years in Fortune Magazine’s list
of “America’s Most Admired Companies.”
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1,700 Volunteers... 40 Sites...
PHILIPPINES - As a kick-off to World Journey
of Smiles, a press conference was held at Bicol
Medical Center in Naga City
PAMELA JONES
MARC ASCHER
LISA JARDANHAZY
Asia
CHINA - The Operation Smile Charity Hospital in Hangzhou,
opened November 9. The hospital will provide year-round
comprehensive care for cleft lip and cleft palate patients
and serve as a medical education training center for Chinese
healthcare professionals
LAOS - Patients and families arrive for medical
evaluations in Pakse
CAREY BRELSFORD
MARC ASCHER
JESSICA LIFLAND
Europe, Middle East & Africa
JORDAN - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
ETHIOPIA - President Girma Wolde-Giorgis
visited the medical mission in Amman to show
her support to volunteers, patients and families
and Operation Smile President and Co-founder
Kathy Magee
KENYA - Siblings (from left) Selvanus, Robai and Tom,
all born with cleft lips and cleft palates arrived in Kisumu,
where all three received free surgeries
BOLIVIA - Smile Ambassador Carmit Bachar of The
Pussycat Dolls volunteered in Santa Cruz. She and
her team organized stations for the children with
face and body painting, bookmaking and crafts
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NICARAGUA - Actors and Smile Ambassadors Eric
Winter and Roselyn Sanchez (center) volunteered in
Managua. Sanchez said, “We learned a lot, helped
and understood the value of a smile and the real
meaning of a helping hand”
ROHANNA MERTENS
LIZ BROWN
ERIN LUBIN
Latin America
PANAMA - Speech pathologists Luisa Hevia (center)
and Virgilia Saavedra, both from Panama, evaluate a
child in La Chorrera
WORLD JOURNEY OF SMILES
Patients
Treated
Physical
Examinations
Philippines
Davao
Makati
Naga City
235
109
116
399
152
127
China
Hangzhou
Lin Cang
Linyi
Nanjing
71
104
140
43
99
129
220
102
Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Hue
127
81
126
236
163
171
Country
CHET GORDON
PETER STUCKINGS
4,086 New Smiles
Thailand
Mae Sot
THAILAND - Anesthesiologist Brian Ryder of
child in Hanoi
Oregon comforts baby Lah Lar Pan prior to surgery
at Mae Sot General Hospital
JAMIE RECTOR
MARC ASCHER
VIETNAM - Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh examines a
88
128
Laos
Pakse
103
117
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
127
300
India
Kolkata
Vijayawada
81
89
115
227
Russia
Novosibirsk
Taganrog
51
48
141
98
Kenya
Kisumu
Nairobi
Nakuru
159
89
133
287
170
285
Jordan
Amman
95
307
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Jimma
110
127
199
147
Madagascar
Tamatave
135
267
Egypt
Qena
RUSSIA - Plastic Surgeon Khassan Baiev of
Massachusetts with Selima in Taganrog
MOROCCO - Jeremy Greenhalgh, former
JUSTIN APPENZELLER
VERONICA DANA
Operation Smile U.K. Board Chairman and current
Operation Smile Inc. Board of Directors member,
toured the Center being built in Casablanca
92
323
Morocco
Casablanca
Tetouan
124
189
345
311
Brazil
Fortaleza
115
280
Venezuela
Barinas
130
157
Paraguay
Asunción
117
232
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
116
179
Peru
Arequipa
Trujillo
60
56
90
100
Panama
Chorrera
82
120
Ecuador
Quito
107
196
98
111
Colombia
Bogotá (2 sites)
Nicaragua
Managua
MEXICO - Operating Room Nurse Christine Battaglia of
PARAGUAY - Child Life Specialist
Jennifer Kreimer of North Carolina
with a patient in Asunción
Florida comforts a child before surgery in Puerta Vallarta
101
225
Honduras
Santa Rosa de Copan
62
71
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
50
88
4,086
7,414
Totals
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FUND-RAISING NEWS
OPERATION Rescue Kit Game Invites Kids to Spread Smiles
In commemoration of the game’s launch, Hasbro pledged
a donation to Operation Smile to recognize their 25th
Anniversary. Kids had the opportunity to “save” a virtual
patient online by visiting www.operation.com and clicking
on the oxygen pump, a new feature of the OPERATION
Rescue Kit game. For every click, Hasbro increased its
Visitors to the www.operation.com website
donation by 25 cents. In the fall, “Mobile Rescue Unit”
pressed the oxygen pump to increase donations
events were held in ten cities across the country, giving
kids the opportunity to play the game, meet local celebrities,
assist Dr. Funny Bone, and press a giant oxygen pump to increase the donation to Operation Smile
by 25 cents. Hasbro’s donation to Operation Smile for this project was $75,000.
“Hasbro Games is excited to help Operation Smile celebrate their 25th Anniversary by bringing new
smiles to children across the globe,” said Wanda Sanchez-Miller, Senior Marketing Manager of Hasbro
Games. “We hope that giving kids the opportunity to increase the donation to Operation Smile will
give them a reason to smile and also foster an appreciation for the reward of helping others.”
Create Your Own
Web Page to Raise Funds
for Operation Smile
CHRIS BLUMENSHINE
In August, Hasbro released OPERATION Rescue Kit game, a new version of the original
game that challenges would-be surgeons to use their steady hands and skills to remove
new ailments such as “joystick wrist,” “texting thumb” or “belly button fluff.” Now four
games in one, the game has multiple skill levels, and an additional requirement to keep
the patient alive during surgery – the oxygen pump!
Cody Linley, who stars as Jake Ryan
in “Hannah Montana,” pushes the
oxygen pump at an event
Seventeen-year-old Massachusetts high school senior Brian Ake has set a goal
to raise more than $18,000 through his OneSmile web page – and he’s already
half-way there. Brian, born with a bilateral cleft lip requiring 21 operations to
date, has dedicated his senior internship to producing a documentary about his
story to help others conquer the physical and emotional challenges that can come
with a cleft lip. “When a child is born with a bilateral cleft, many doctors and
psychologists believe they will carry physical and emotional scars. I set out to
prove them wrong. Instead, I was determined to make the best of my situation
and help others as well.”
The OneSmile.org web page allows you to start your own fundraising
campaign! Simply write a quick note telling your friends and family why
they should contribute to your campaign and support Operation Smile.
Submitting this message will generate a personalized web page for you to email.
Go to www.OneSmile.org for more information and to start your campaign today!
COURTESY OF PPA CHARITIES
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Photographers Provide Smiles
In October, participating member studios of Professional
Photographers of America (PPA) joined together for “Family Portrait
Month,” a national fund-raising effort to benefit Operation Smile.
On January 5, during the Professional Photographers of America
Imaging USA 2008 convention in Tampa, Fl., PPA Charities presented
a $52,000 check to Carl Treleaven (sixth from left), Operation Smile
Board of Directors Treasurer. In three years, this annual campaign
has raised more than $100,000
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Los Angeles, California
A special presentation was made to Lladró, the
renowned Spanish house of porcelain, and
accepted by family member, Angeles Lladró.
Lladró helped sponsor an Operation Smile 25th
Anniversary medical mission and will help
launch Operation Smile in Spain. Since 2006,
Lladró has donated $300,000 to Operation
Smile, which includes receiving 10% of the
sales of every sculpture sold from the Pulse
of Africa collection.
The Universal Smile Award was presented to
actress and model Molly Sims who serves as
a Smile Ambassador for the organization. In
May 2007, Molly joined an Operation Smile
medical mission in Peru.
MARC ASCHER
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children and raised nearly $20,000 for
Operation Smile.
Humanitarian Service Award to attorney
Seymour “Sy” Goldberg, former manager
and friend to Wilt Chamberlain, who became
involved with Operation Smile by facilitating
a donation from Wilt Chamberlain’s estate.
Operation Smile hosted a 25th Anniversary
Gala on October 5 at the Beverly Hilton
Hotel, raising $2.5 million for the World
Journey of Smiles. “Access Hollywood”
host Billy Bush emceed the evening.
Entertainment was provided by Tony
Award-winning actress and recording artist
(from left) Bianca Taylor Ryan and Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday, and the 2006 winner of
“America’s Got Talent,” 13-year-old Bianca
Ryan. Operation Smile International Youth
Ambassador Jessica Simpson performed an
impromptu A Cappella version of “Amazing
Grace” for the more than 500 guests.
Los Angeles Clippers’ forward Corey Maggette
was the recipient of The Wilt Chamberlain
Award. Off the court, he works with children
as a member of the Clippers Reading All-Star
Team. His “Uh Oh Maggette-O Kids” program
brings hundreds of children to Clippers
games for free each year.
(from left) Paige Atkison and Jessica Simpson
The event was Co-Chaired by Kelly and
Ron Meyer, Monica and Philip Rosenthal
and Leslie and Robert Zemeckis. Senator
John and Cindy McCain served as Honorary
Chairs. Cindy McCain is also a member of
Operation Smile’s Board of Directors. Steven
Zale of Zalemark Jewelry donated a $35,000
necklace for the raffle.
MARC ASCHER
The Wallis Annenberg Public Service Award
was given to husband and wife Bill Guthy
and Victoria Jackson. Victoria Jackson
has achieved success as a Hollywood
makeup artist, cosmetics entrepreneur and
TV infomercial pioneer and has started a
campaign to benefit Operation Smile.
Molly Sims received the Universal Smile Award
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Operation Smile Co-founders Dr. Bill and
Kathy Magee presented the John Connor
Angeles Lladró and Billy Bush during the Lladró
check presentation
Victoria Jackson and Bill Guthy received the Wallis
Annenberg Public Service Award
Guests heard from Paige Atkison, a nineyear-old from Bakersfield, Calif., born with
a cleft lip and cleft palate. She received
numerous surgeries from Los Angeles plastic
surgeon and Operation Smile volunteer Dr.
Labib Samari. Paige set out to help other
Actress and Operation Smile spokesperson Roma Downey
and husband, television producer Mark Burnett
Denver, Colorado
Operation Smile Colorado hosted the second annual Smiles Around the Worldd on September 6 at the Denver home of generous Operation Smile
supporter Judi Kent Gervasini. The Chapter’s committee, co-chaired by Operation Smile medical volunteers Dr. Chris Weatherley-White and Kristin
Neumann, planned the evening to include international cuisine from five of Denver’s top restaurants. Entertainment was provided by Kara
Nomadica, a Middle Eastern band, and Kantorei, a community choir, which included Kristin Neumann.
Jeffrey Neumann, who bid on and won a mission trip during last year’s live auction, gave a moving speech about his mission experience in
China. Guests bid on “smiles” for $750 each and other items, raising more than $20,000 during the live auction. At this year’s event, Jeffrey bid
on another mission trip, as did Brian and Stacey Callahan of New Belgium Brewery, who donated a bicycle for the auction and beer for the event.
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PHOTOS (4) MARC ASCHER
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Operation Smile held a 25th Anniversary
Celebration Gala on October 12 at the Virginia
Beach Convention Center. The event, which
included a cocktail party, dinner, and
entertainment by The Beach Boys, was attended
by 1,000 guests and raised nearly $1 million.
Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf and
Virginia Beach Councilman Ron Villanueva
David Arias of SwimWays presents a check
to Bill and Kathy Magee
WVEC-TV Channel 13 news anchor Regina
Mobley emceed and Honorary Committee
members included Virginia Beach Mayor
Meyera Oberndorf and Roger Oberndorf and
Senator John and Cindy McCain. The Co-Chair
Committee included Dick and Terri Ashe, George The Beach Boys performance had the crowd dancing
and Sue Birdsong, Dr. Richard and Nancy
Cheng, Eddie and Sandy Garcia, Jerry and
Joann Hill, Aubrey and Peggy Layne, Michael
and Winnie Marquart, Vincent and Suzanne
Mastracco, Dwight and Jane Schaubach, Bruce
and Carmen Smith, and the Honorable Paul
and Rosemary Trible.
Bill and Kathy Magee thanked the local
community for their support. David Arias,
President of SwimWays, presented Operation
Smile with a $170,000 check from a 2007
cause-related marketing campaign. Mayor
Oberndorf and Virginia Beach Councilman Ron
Villanueva announced that Operation Smile will
build its new World Headquarters in Virginia
Emcee Regina Mobley and attorney Peter Decker
Beach. The crowd heard from Operation Smile
during the live auction
supporters Congressman Bobby Scott (D-3rd
District) and Congresswoman Thelma Drake
(R-2nd District). Former Operation Smile patient Jose Villegas shared his personal story and
local attorney Peter Decker conducted a live auction of “smiles,” raising more than $140,000 in
only 15 minutes! Ken Trinder, who served as a student volunteer almost 20 years ago, made a
surfboard which was autographed by The Beach Boys and auctioned, bringing in $6,000.
Hong Kong
On November 17, 175 people gathered to celebrate Operation Smile’s 25th
Anniversary and the World Journey of Smiles (WJOS). Held at The Empire
Room, the Smiles Galore Gala, which raised more than $228,000, included
a cocktail hour, dinner, silent and live auctions and a creative raffle run by
Operation Smile student volunteers. Entertainment was
provided by The Pink Flamingos, a metal drum trio, followed by dinner.
The live auction, hosted by Fox 8 anchors Rich Brenner and Julie Luck
was a great success. The night ended with music by the UNCG Jazz Trio.
The program included several noted speakers who honored Beth Marshall,
Operation Smile’s Senior Executive Advisor for Latin America, who had
just returned from visiting five countries during WJOS. Also honored were
Wendy Rothstein, former North Carolina Chapter Manager, and former
North Carolina Chapter board members Richard Van Story, Barb Tye,
Sharron Frahm, Vic Cochran, Beth Harrington, Mike Pendergraft, Lisa Rose,
Dick Maxwell, Ellen Murphy, Greg Johns, Tom Hurst, Debbie Kerns, and
James Folds, who have given much of their time and support.
On the evening of November 28, 12 brave volunteers from
Hong Kong’s finance community took part in the first ever
Asian “Hedge Fund Fight Nite.” The volunteers prepared for
the boxing event by participating in a grueling five-month
training program. The event also included a charity auction to
benefit Operation Smile with signed boxing memorabilia up
for grabs. The title sponsor of the event, Intellectual Property,
also presented a check for $25,626. The event raised $153,777
for Operation Smile.
The evening was sponsored by Lindbrook Development Services. Other
sponsors included Carl and Lina Treleaven; BB&T; Stanley and Doris
Tangers; Silicones, Inc.; Kathy and Joe Landing; and the Carson Family
Foundation. Special thanks to Gala Co-chairs Kathleen Kelly, Sue Maxwell
and David Sar whose hard work made this magnificent night possible.
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COLIN BEREE
Greensboro, North Carolina
(from left) Adam “Kilgour” Upton fighting Tobias “The Wight Rhino” Bland
MARC ASCHER
The event recognized the Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile Board,
many of whom have devoted 10 years to helping Operation Smile. The
Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile includes Chairperson Andrea
Ringler, Medical Director Dr. Steven Ringler, Attallah and Mimi Amash,
John and Carol Beernink, Mark and Cathy Bissell, Peter and Kim
Canepa, David and Karen Custer, Hank and Kathy Dunnick, Mark and
Jennifer Ellis, Allan and Connie Engel, Ted and Barb Etheridge, Blake
and Mary Krueger, Jim and Linda Payne, Lewis and Norma VanKuiken,
and Casey and Violet Wondergem.
Plastic surgeon Steven Ringler during the
World Journey of Smiles medical mission
in Managua, Nicaragua
Major sponsors included: Steven
and Andrea Ringler, Douglas
and Maria DeVos Foundation,
The Edgar and Elsa Prince
Foundation, Lewis and Norma
VanKuiken, Ted and Barb
Etheridge, Jim and Linda Payne,
Rordor Foundation, BISSELL,
Inc., The Printery, Dick and
Betsy DeVos Foundation, Rich
and Helen DeVos Foundation.
Special thanks to Nick and
Joanne Nicola for their gracious
hospitality in hosting the event.
The New Jersey Chapter celebrated the 25th Anniversary of
Operation Smile by hosting its sixth annual gala on October 19
at Baltusrol. The event was co-chaired by Norrie Oelkers and Tracey
O’Brien and raised $288,000 thanks to the generous donations from
friends and corporate sponsors who have been loyal supporters
of Operation Smile. Rev. Elias Lorenzo presented Bill and Kathy
Magee with a check for $72,000 raised by the students of Delbarton
School. This was the largest donation to the New Jersey Chapter and
earlier this year Operation Smile awarded Delbarton with “Student
Association of the Year.” Another highlight of the evening was when
Christopher Pyo, a nine-year-old student at the Normandy Parkway
School in Morristown, presented a check for $3,900. Christopher
explained that he had attended a mission in China the year prior
with his father, Dr. Daniel Pyo of Morristown and was so moved by the
children, that he asked guests to his ninth birthday party to donate
to Operation Smile instead of bringing gifts. Student volunteers from
the Operation Smile Student Associations of Delbarton, Seton Hall
Prep, Oak Knoll and Summit High School helped during the evening.
A special thanks to guest auctioneer Ron Guido, New Jersey Chapter
Committee Member, who did a great job hosting the live auction.
More than 60 “smiles” were sold during the auction.
(from left) Dr. Bill Magee, Tracey O’Brien, Kathy
Magee, Rev. Elias Lorenzo, Norrie Oelkers
Singapore
A charity gala dinner organized by Singapore-based Friven & Co. Ltd, a retailer and supplier of
lifestyle home furnishings, was held during the World Journey of Smiles on November 14 for the
hospitality industry. Held at the Novotel Clarke Quay Singapore, a member of the Accor group,
which co-organized and sponsored the event, the dinner was attended by nearly 250 guests and
raised more than $120,000.
The guest of honor was Dr. Sheryn Mah, President of Mainly I Love Kids. Howard Unger,
Chairman of Operation Smile’s Board of Directors, and Julie Robbins, South East Asia Regional
Development Director of Operation Smile, also attended. Other guests included Professor Ivy
Ng, Chief Executive Officer of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital; Professor Tay Eng Hseon,
Chairman of the Medical Board of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital; and Dr. Vincent
Yeow, Head of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the Singapore KK Women’s and
Children’s Hospital.
The theme for the black-tie affair was “Great Chefs · Great Smiles.” Six of Singapore’s finest
culinary chefs – Derrick Ang, Head Chef of Novotel Clarke Quay; Edward Woon, Executive Chef
of The Cannery and Aurum; Robin Ho, Group Executive Chef of The Marmalade Group; Christophe
Megel, CEO of At-Sunrice; William Tan, Chef de Cuisine of Amara Sanctuary Resort; and Amy Ng,
Pastry Chef of Grand Copthorne Hotel, generously volunteered their time for the event.
(from left) Operation Smile supporter James
Yarbrough; Gary Loh, Executive Chairman of
Operation Smile Singapore and First Alverstone
Partners Pte Ltd.; Selena Cheng, Managing
Director of First Alverstone Partners Pte Ltd.; Tony
Chisholm, Resident Manager of Novotel Clarke Quay
Singapore; Howard Unger, Operation Smile Board of
Directors Chairman; and Hotel Manager Heinz Colby,
Novotel Clarke Quay Singapore
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The Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile hosted its 10th Anniversary
dinner party on August 24 at the home of Nick and Joanne Nicola,
raising more than $90,000 for the World Journey of Smiles. Guests
enjoyed festive cocktails and a delicious steak and seafood dinner
provided by Applause Catering, accompanied by lively music by the
Nick Ajoub Trio. A video was shown about Operation Smile’s 25th
Anniversary and the World Journey of Smiles. Board member Connie
Engel paid special tribute to Dr. Steven and Andrea Ringler for their
effort in founding the Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile and Dr.
Ringler’s dedication to volunteering on medical missions.
Springfield, New Jersey
MARC ASCHER
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Emcee for the evening was Joe Augustine, veteran radio show host at Singapore’s radio 91.3FM
and guests watched video presentations about Operation Smile and the World Journey of Smiles.
In addition, Howard Unger signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Professor Ivy Ng of KK
Hospital to seal an agreement on the development of a cooperation framework, allowing the two
organizations to leverage each other’s expertise and resources to help treat more children throughout
the world. The evening concluded with a performance by jazz band Duo Connections.
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Binh is welcomed home
Operation Smile medical volunteers screened
Binh on November 9 and two days later he
received surgery to repair his cleft lip. Binh’s
father said, “I think Operation Smile is so
wonderful and we are grateful for having
our child operated on.”
During the mission in Hue, days of rain overflowed the local river and flood waters
devastated the city. Binh’s family waited at the Center until flood waters had
receded and traveled home three days after his surgery. Upon arrival, their home
had no electricity and their walls were stained with water lines where it had
reached three feet high. This situation did not dampen their homecoming. They
were greeted by Binh’s grandparents, aunts, uncles and neighbors who were
amazed at the little boy’s new smile. His mother said, “We’re looking forward to
getting another surgery from Operation Smile to repair his cleft palate.”
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Ton That Nhat Binh from Hue, Vietnam, is
a strong little boy for being born premature,
weighing only 1.3 kilograms. Binh also
suffered from a cleft lip and cleft palate and
spent the first two months of his life in an
incubator. Binh’s family saw information about
Operation Smile on television and when he was
six months old, his mother brought him to the
Operation Smile Comprehensive Care Center
in Hue during the World Journey of Smiles
medical mission hoping that he would receive
free surgery.
Binh and his mother before surgery
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Hope and a New Smile in Vietnam
Binh three days after surgery
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