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.
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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...
Salty Noise
A massive thankyou to Sade & Jo Fafie of the Broulee Board Riders Club for supporting us at their Salty Noise event. We were invited to attend Salty Noise at the Moruya Golf Club last Saturday night. There were 5 local bands including the Pretty People &...
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...
Trek for the Tots
Last weekend we held our Trek for the Tots. Our original team of Liam, Ken & Mandy were back joined by Isaac Petherbridge. We had a few last minute drop outs with the expected rain. In the end it was a beautiful sunny day from the 1st day of the walk from Palm...
Race day is here…
Well its been a busy couple of weeks for Smile for Me. Last week we had the bake off at Sutherland Shire Council Depot. It was a lovely morning & they raised $600. Thanks for your support. This week we are all getting ready for the Sydney Running Festival....
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Smile for Me Happiest Morning Tea
Not long now till our Smile for Me Happiest Morning Tea. We have 8 registered events to be held the week of the 11th-17th of September. We also have a raffle with some fabulous prizes. There is still time to hold your own event. Just contact us at Smile for Me &...
The Smile for Me 2017 surgical mission is now completed
After a very successful week we are so sad that our week in Cebu is coming to an end. The surgical mission has been an overwhelming success & we are over the moon with how well the week has progressed. We operated on 62 beautiful children & have helped...
Inaugural Smile for ME Mission 2017
Today we began our inaugural mission in the Perpertual Succour Hospital in Cebu. Our boxes have arrived & we've unpacked & set up the theatres, recovery, dental clinic & prepared the post op ward. This Sunday we begin screening the children to see what...
Fundraising Portrait Package with Charles Foulsham Photography $89
Smile for Me is partnering with Charles Foulsham photography for a special family portrait package for $89 For just $89, you’ll get a voucher that gives you $650 minimum value! The full $89 will be donated to Smile for Me. This gives you a one hour portrait...
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 launch our crowd funding campaign on Chuffed & hope it will be a great success. We are aiming to raise $20 000 to help...
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 & the comedians will be announced soon. There will be raffles on the night & we hope the event will be a great...