It’s day two of this Christmas countdown extravaganza, and today is the kick-off an initiative that will last through December 25. We are going to make 10 kids smile.
And I’m not talking about buying more presents for your little ones. Every year, thousands of children are born with cleft lips or palates. A simple surgery can repair the cleft, but many families are still unable to afford it. Children with unrepaired clefts are often unable to eat or speak properly and suffer shame and isolation. That’s where Smile Train comes in. Since 1999, this organization has provided free cleft lip and palate surgery to children from poor families in the developing world. Smile Train has provided more than 750,000 cleft surgeries to children in 87 countries, giving these children a new smile and a new chance to live a full, happy, and productive life.
The surgeries take as little as 45 minutes and cost as little as $250. To reach the goal of giving 10 children a new smile, we need to raise $2,500. Your donation can change a child’s life forever — please give generously!
Ask your friends to pitch in. Ask your family. Consider dedicating a donation to a loved one in lieu of buying them a present (do you even remember all the presents you got last year?). If you do have little ones, teach them about giving by involving them in the decision to donate. Post it on Facebook, Tweet it, and help spread the word. And of course, check out the fancy donation tracker widget on the sidebar that has tested the limits of my tech-savviness.
Waiting for Morning 