The Smile Train

Note: Their worldwide headquarters is in New York City. Donations can be phoned in at 1−800−932−9541. Donations can be mailed to the address in the listing.
Or you can donate whatever you can afford online…
The other day, I got a letter in the mail. On the envelope, it read «Make one gift and we’ll never ask for another donation again.»
I smiled until I opened the letter and saw pictures of children who cannot smile, let alone speak or eat properly, due to being afflicted with the deformity known as cleft lip.
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Fortunately, cleft lip can be repaired via a procedure that costs as little as $ 250 and can be as brief as 45 minutes.
Unfortunately, very few people in the developing world, a place where cleft lip is tragically common, can afford to pay for their children to have the surgery performed.
That’s where The Smile Train comes into play. The Smile Train raises funds for the surgeries themselves and for the training of doctors in the procedure. .
In Uganda, children with cleft lip are deemed «cursed by God.» They are often murdered or discarded shortly after birth.
Let us end such malediction and derision. Send The Smile Train money today, and may the happy roar of its engine drive away this needless misery forever.
This review is dedicated to the children who cannot smile. I pray that they all know happiness and peace someday.
P. S. The Smile Train has some serious starpower on board, namely Eric Estrada, Reba McEntire, Howie Mandel, Bette Midler, Helena Bonham Carter, and last but not least, Robin Williams, man who could make a petrified mummy howl with laughter. Once the children heal from their surgeries, a «Mork and Mindy» marathon should be required viewing for them.