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.
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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.
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We are dedicated to improving the lives of children in the Philippines born with cleft deformities.
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2018 Trek for the Tots
Our Trek for the Tots has now become an annual event to help raise funds to help the children. It started out with Mandy, 1 of our nurses walking with her son Liam & her father Ken. They walked the coastal walk in the Royal National Park, camping at Garie Beach...
2018 Sydney Running Festival
We are pleased to announce we will have a team running in the iconic the Sydney Running Festival better. Known as the bridge run. It's always a wonderful experience running across the Sydney Harbour bridge especially surrounded by family & friends. We are...
Operating has begun at the 2018 mission
Well it's been a busy day finally starting operating on all the children we screened yesterday. We have operated on 16 children today from 1 yr old to 8 yr old. We had some familiar faces with some children coming in for the next stage of their surgery & lots of...
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...
St Aloysius College Milson’s Point
Once again the Children at St Aloysius College at Milson's Point have raised money for Smile for Me as part of their Kidsgive program. So far the children have raised over $2000 which is an amazing effort. The Kidsgive program is run through the School Aid program....
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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...
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 Burwood RSL on the 12th of March at 3pm. Tickets are $25 & proceeds will go to the upcoming medical mission in May....