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 Vision
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
Salty Noise Local Band Night Moruya
Smile for Me are pleased to be joining Sade in Moruya for a fundraiser to help raise money for our next surgical mission. The Salty Noise Local Band...
Crowd Funding Campaign
Today we are officially launching our crowd funding campaign to raise much needed funds for our upcoming mission in May. We are very excited to...
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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...
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 continue to help the children we need to raise more money. So come join the team & our fabulous comedians for the...
Finally we are back doing what we love Helping Kids
What an amazing week we had in Cebu. We met so many beautiful children & their families. As always the Smile for Me team collaborated with other dedicated health professionals to help these children. As we had not been since the pandemic we needed extra time...
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...
Superhero Walk to Celebrate our Triumphant Return in 2024
For many people the last few years have been challenging in many ways. For Smile for Me as a children surgical charity we have been unable to do what we love most… help the children in the Philippines who desperately need surgery. It has been heart breaking to hear...
Covid 19 update
The Smile for Me team have been hoping the Covid 19 pandemic would be over by now & we could return to Cebu to operate on the many children who have been contacting us to enquire about surgery. We would desperately love to return to the Philippines to help all the...
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Salty Noise Local Band Night Moruya
Smile for Me are pleased to be joining Sade in Moruya for a fundraiser to help raise money for our next surgical mission. The Salty Noise Local Band Night will featuring 4 local bands. It will be held at the Moruya Golf Club on the 2nd of February. It it will be a...
Danebank Anglican School for Girls Senior Talent Quest
Yesterday the senior school at Danebank held their annual talent quest & Smile for Me were invited along to talk about Smile for Me & help judge the talent quest. There were many talented performers including some incredible dancers, singers & instrumental...
Comedy Night
It was a most enjoyable evening at our recent fundraiser. The comedians were fantastic so a big thank you to them all & also to everyone that attended. We raised over $3000 towards helping the kids. Its great to be able to have fun whilst helping others in need....
Comedy Night
Well June is fast approaching so it's getting closer to the Comedy Night & we can't wait. We had such a great night last year & this years line up looks fantastic. It's sure to be an amazing night so be sure to get your tickets soon. Tickets are $25 & the...
Come & join us for our Comedy Night June 30th
We are pleased to be teaming up with Comedy for a Cause again for a night of fun, frivolity & laughter. It was a great night last year & after all the positive feedback we decided to do it again. We will hold the event at the Randwick Club on the 30th of June....
2018 Surgical Mission
Well it was an amazing week in Cebu. The surgical mission ran smoothly with the team operating on 72 children ranging in age from adorable babies to late teenagers. It was lovely to see some of the children from the last 2 years return & have their palates...