Smile for ME is a childrens surgical charity that is dedicated to helping improve the lives of children in the Philippines born with cleft lip & cleft palate deformity
Smile for ME is a not for profit surgical charity run by the team of volunteers that undertake the surgical mission because we are passionate about helping the children in the Philippines. As we manage the charity every dollar donated goes towards the surgical mission.
The Children
Elias
3 year old Elias stole our hearts with his cheeky grin on our 1st day of screening. He came for a cleft lip repair in 2024 & will return for a cleft palate repair in 2025.
Lovely Jean
9 year old Lovely Jean had a Cleft Lip repair with the Team in 2024 & will return in 2025 for her Cleft Palate repair.
Jake
4 year old Jake has an infectious smile & is 1 of the children we will always remember. We did his Cleft Lip repair in 2018 & then his CleftPalate repair in 2019.
Christian
8 year old Christian came to see us in 2019 for a repair of Facial Cleft. As the cleft was so significant it needed to be repaired over several stages. It was a delight to meet Christian & his family. We hope to continue to support him during his surgeries.
What we do
Our Mission
Help improve the lives of children in the Philippines born with cleft lip & cleft palate deformities
The Children
The families often travel considerable distances to access the medical missions. Here are some of their stories & pictures.
Donate
Smile for ME is a not for profit surgical charity run by the team of volunteers that undertake the surgical mission.
What Drives Us
Our Vission
Our charity organisation aims to make a difference by something as simple as volunteering our time & expertise. And while our days are long and often difficult, we work tirelessly to ensure that each and every child will soon be able to lead healthy, happy & productive lives.
Get Involved
We are dedicated to improving the lives of children in the Philippines born with cleft deformities.
Latest Events
Come Meet the Team
Without your generous support we can provide free, safe surgery that can impact the lives of the children beyond belief. Come meet the team, have a...
Join us for our upcoming Comedy Night
The event will be held at the Join us for our Comedy Night July 27th at the Randwick Club. This years surgical mission was a great success but to...
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Come Meet the Team
Without your generous support we can provide free, safe surgery that can impact the lives of the children beyond belief. Come meet the team, have a great laugh & be part of support team that makes a difference to so many families. We will hold the comedy...
Well what a week its been. We love coming here to help the children & the Smile for Me Team have certainly helped many children & their families this week. The team has been working hard all week from the initial days setting up the theatres at ACE Medical. We...
Our Outreach Week is finally here
After all our months of preparation we are finally in the Philippines. We have spent the last two days setting up in the hospital & then we will start meeting the families tomorrow morning.. This is always such a joyous week for us all & it’s one of the...
Smile for Me medical mission Cebu 2025
Well we are very excited to be returning to the Philippines in April to operate with the Smile for Me team. We have been busy in the background preparing to come later this year. Our dates are locked in & we will begin screening on Sunday the 27th of April at...
Comedy Night
by Mandy Linsley | Jul 30, 2024 Comedy NightWell firstly a massive thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday night. It was a fantastic night & great to see so many of our supporters. Thanks to the Randwick club for kindly donating the room to us as...
Meet our Comedians
Here's the lineup of amazing comedians for our fundraiser on the 27th of July. Headlining is Cam Knight, joined by Mick Meredith, Bec Charlwood & Mat Wakfield. They all have fantastic credentials & are appearing in the Sydney & Melbourne International...
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Well what a week its been. We love coming here to help the children & the Smile for Me Team have certainly helped many children & their families this week. The team has been working hard all week from the initial days setting up the theatres at ACE Medical. We...
Superhero effort for our Superhero Walk
Tas & Mandy walked the Superhero Walk last weekend & it was a fantastic experience. They were joined by several walkers along the way for the scenic walk around the harbour. Thanks to all the wonderful people who supported Smile for Me & donated to the...
2020 Surgical Mission Postponed
It is with much regret that Smile for Me is announcing the postponement of our surgical mission next week. We have received advice that we will not be able to hold our surgical mission in Cebu due to the current Covid-19 concerns. We have been closely monitoring the...
Cebu 2020
Finally we are all locked in & ready for the next surgical mission in Cebu. It's only 6 weeks away but we will once again be going to UC Med hospital in Cebu. It's a fantastic state of the art facility that's perfect for us. We hope to operate on 80 children again...
Trivia Night 2019
On Sunday night we held our first ever trivia night at the Randwick Club. It was such a fun evening with lots of trivia & heaps fun games. There were lots of great prizes. We also had loads of yummy Filipino food. It was great success & we can't thank the...
Trivia Night
Smile for Me is holding a Trivia Night on the 29th of September at the Randwick Club. As well as the trivia there will be lots of games with amazing prizes & a raffle as well. You will be treated to lots of traditional yummy Filipino food to make your night...