Legacy Giving — Deliver Smiles for Generations
Join the Forever Smiles Club and Create Impact That Transcends a Lifetime Legacy giving, also known as planned giving, is a gift in your will or estate plan that leaves a lasting mark and reflects…
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Nathalie Punkkinen
10 Days of Smiles in Malawi
A Life-Changing Cleft Journey Organized by Operation Smile Malawi This November, we are taking a special 10 Days of Smiles surgical program to Malawi. Welcoming 60 children born with cleft conditions and their families, we…
You Can Still Deliver a Smile While Mail Services Are Disrupted
Members of CUPW, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, have initiated rolling strikes across the country. Mail services continue to be affected, with long delays expected, but the children in our care are still waiting. …
My ISLC Journey: Growing as a Leader, Growing as a Person
This July, I had the incredible honour of representing St. Mary’s College and Canada as a Team Leader at the Operation Smile International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC). Every year, the conference is held in a…
Nourishing Hope for Mothers and Babies
The bond between a mother and her baby is deeply connected to nourishment and care in a child’s earliest days of life. But for mothers of children born with cleft…
Smiles in Focus
Celebrating World Photography Day Every smile tells a story, and those stories are told thanks to Operation Smile’s volunteer photographers who capture powerful patient photos — before and after — cleft lip and palate surgeries….
When There’s No Road, We Make One
In the southeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) roads are rare, but resilience is everywhere. In Haut-Katanga Province, only about 5% of roads are accessible year-round. For families living with cleft conditions, that means a life-changing…
Is Operation Smile going door-to-door?
Yes! Operation Smile Canada has partnered with Globalfaces Direct to launch our 2025 outreach program. Representatives are going door-to-door in the Greater Toronto Area, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, and their surrounding regions to help deliver more…