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
Comedy Night
Smile for Me will be teaming up with Comedy for a Cause to present a comedy night at Coogee Bowling Club on the 7th of April. Tickets will be $35...
Filipino Australian Community Association Eastern Sydney fundraising concert
The Filipino Australian Community Association Eastern Sydney is teaming up with Smile for Me to present Outlier in concert. The fundraiser is at...
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Sydney Running Festival
Once again we had a team in the Sydney Running Festival. This year we had competitors in the marathon, half marathon, 10km & 3.5km events. Our participants raised over $7000 which will go to helping 15 children. We would like to thank everyone who ran...
Comedy Night 2019
Many thanks to everyone who attended on saturday night it was another fantastic night. We had some fabulous comedians this year with the hilarious Tommy Dean headlining, David Smeidt our wonderful MC, as well as Bruce Griffiths & Umit Ball. They were all fantastic...
Successful Mission Completed
We are missing the children & their families already but we are still feeling elated after another successful surgical mission. The week ran very smoothly & we operated on 76 children & adults. The team was really pleased to see many familiar faces &...
Our Surgical Mission 2019 has begun
Well we have finished our first day of operating & it’s all proceeding well. We have operated on 16 children from 1 yr old to 18 years old. It was great to have all the teams back again. It’s been all hands on deck for the Smile for Me team, AMRO, ORH USA, the...
Cebu 2019
It’s come around so fast, the team is all in transit & looking forward to arriving in Cebu. Tomorrow we will be unpacking all the supplies & setting up the operating rooms. Sunday we meet all the families to begin screening the children ready for surgery. We...
2019 Upcoming Surgical Mission
It's just under a month till we land in Cebu for our 2019 Surgical Mission. We have been busy organising all our supplies & ensuring we have everything we need for our week in Cebu. As always we are teaming up with Better Smiles Brighter Futures & AMRO. It is...
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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...
Screening Day 2018
We all set to start operating for the 2018 surgical mission in Cebu. Today was our screening day where we met 116 children & their families. There were some familiar faces with some children from previous years returning for the next stage of their surgery &...