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 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.
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We are dedicated to improving the lives of children in the Philippines born with cleft deformities.
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Smile for ME team running the Bridge Run
On sunday members of the Smile for ME team & our ever present ambassador Liam (the son of one of the team members) ran the 10km Bridge Run as part of the Sydney Running Festival. The team have been training hard & ran the course in under an hour. They raised...
Kids helping Kids
The Children at St Aloysius College at Milson's Point have raised $1600 for Smile for Me as part of their Kidsgive program. The Kidsgive program is run through the School Aid program & St Aloysius College decided that they wanted to help other children through...
Introducing April
Janice is the mother of April Shane who had her cleft lip operated on May 29th this year . Janice was so appreciative of the surgery the team performed she sent us some photo’s of April to show us how she is improving every day. The family are so thankful that teams...
Meet Yessiah
We met Yessiah this year when she came to us to have her cleft lip operated on. Her family read about Smile for ME in the local newspaper & came to our clinic for the first stage in her surgery. Her family are originally from southern Cebu but now live in Cebu...
300 Club Poker Fundraising Night
Phil is an anaesthetist with Smile for ME & has been an integral part of the team for many years now. He is also a keen poker player & has been playing poker with the '300 club' for some time now. The group of friends regularly get together for a social game...
2017 Cebu Surgical Mission
It's hard to believe it's been a week since we returned from Cebu. The mission was a outstanding success & we thought we'd share some statistics with you. After screening 67 patients we operated on 59 children & performed 30 cleft palate repairs & 29 cleft...
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