Operation Smile is an international children’s medical charity which provides free reconstructive surgery for children and young adults born with facial deformities, predominately cleft lips and cleft palates.

Clefts are the 3rd most common birth defect worldwide and it is estimated that a baby is born with a cleft every 3 minutes affecting their ability to breathe, eat, drink and speak.

Here in the UK, most cleft cases are repaired in the first year of a child’s life, however in the developing world, over 75% of cleft cases go untreated. 1 in 10 of these children will die before their first birthday …..

which can be avoided with an operation that can take just 45 minutes and cost £150 !!!

You only need to watch this Video to know what is needed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gkv4f9ryks


All you help is greatly appreciated.



£150 will pay for one child’s surgery



£100 will equip a pre-op paediatric Centre



£45 will pay for medical supplies for a child’s surgery



£30 will pay for IV starter kits for 25 children



£15 will pay for antibiotics for 10 children



If you feel like joining me in my challenge for Operation Smile, email events@operationsmile.org.uk for more information or for other exciting ways to fundraise!

Please give generously and donate now to help me give more children a smile that will last forever.

For more information about Operation Smile please visitwww.operationsmile.org.uk


Thank you 

Joseph

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