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
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...
latest
Story
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...
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...
latest
News
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 &...
Less than a week till we go to Cebu
The last minute preparations are being completed & the team fly's out next Friday. We've had a few enquiries & are looking forward to meeting the children. So to make sure you don't miss out on the surgery be sure to attend our screening clinic at the...
2018 Surgical Mission
Well its just over a month till we begin our surgical mission in Cebu. The team is in full swing organising all the last minute supplies & making sure the families are aware of our clinic. We will be at the Perpetual Succour Hospital in Cebu again in their soon to...
1st Birthday Bash
Its only a couple of days till we celebrate our 1st year as Smile for ME. The team are looking forward to celebrating with friends, family & supporters alike. We hope you can join us at the Imperial in Paddington. Doors open at 7pm & tickets are $25. They...
2018 Mission Dates Announced
We've finalized the dates for our surgical mission to Cebu next year. We will be conducting our prescreening clinic on sunday the 12th of March & begin surgery on Monday the 13th till Friday the 16th of March. Again we will be conducting the surgery at the...
Smile for Me is turning 1
Well it's been quite a year. We had our first surgical mission in Cebu as Smile for Me. We met some beautiful children & their families & helped changed their lives forever. We want to say a massive thankyou to everyone who has been involved & has...