Global Smile Foundation Newsletter
Dedication to Providing Comprehensive Cleft Care
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Volume IX, Issue XXIII December 2018
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GSF Prepares for Upcoming Mission in Beirut, Lebanon
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Due to the growing need for cleft care in the Middle Eastern region, & as part of our commitment to providing much needed care for so many underserved cleft patients, GSF & Global Smile Foundation MENA organized a second outreach program in Beirut: November 14-19, 2018.
Forty-five patients with clefts were screened at
BMG (Bikhazi Medical Group)
in preparation for our upcoming mission in April 2019 & three cleft repairs were performed.
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Our team followed up on the progress of our long-term patients. Sham, pictured above, underwent a cleft repair in 2016 & is currently receiving dental care.
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Four-year-old Wendel had his cleft lip repaired by our team during GSF's mission to the Amazonian region of Brazil, in the city of Macapa, in 2016. Our volunteers were overjoyed to see him again & follow up on his progress during our recent mission to that city!
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Giving Tuesday: A Global Giving Movement
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Thank you to everyone who gave to GSF for #GivingTuesday! It's not too late to give the gift of a smile, however. Help transform a life with an
online donation.
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Raising Dental Care Awareness in Peru
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Global Smile Foundation Peru
participated in a multidisciplinary campaign in Uningambal, Peru, offering free dental services for children & adults.
Thanks to Campamento Universitario Multidisciplinario de Investigación y Servicio, de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (CUMIS UNT) for inviting our team to be part of this beautiful community service initiative.
Special thanks to
Colgate-Palmolive
for donating oral hygiene kits, allowing many children to take care of their teeth & maintain a healthy smile.
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GSF Participates in Federal Giving Campaign
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GSF is partnering with the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) on their 2019
#ShowSomeLoveCFC
giving campaign. Aimed at the Federal employee community, this initiative is helping to empower and inspire people to give back to charities for their efforts towards global wellbeing.
If you know anyone who works in the Federal government, please let them know that GSF is eligible to receive pledges in support of providing comprehensive cleft care for underserved patients around the world.
Thank you to all of our past federal employee donors!
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GSF #99402
#ShowSomeLoveCFC
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Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop (
CCCW
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October 16-18, 2019
Lima, Peru
www.cleftworkshop.org
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The 2019 CCCW offers an unparalleled educational opportunity for surgeons, dentists & speech pathologists to:
- Connect & interact with some of the world's most prominent experts in the craniofacial & cleft fields. Click HERE to learn more about the faculty members.
- Learn through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary & clinically applicable educational curriculum.
- Participate in hands-on simulation sessions with individual feedback from instructors, small team discussions & detailed case reviews.
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Support Smiles Year-Round!
Make your gift go even further by becoming a monthly sustainer to keep GSF missions going strong.
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2019 Missions
San Salvador, El Salvador
January 11 - 20, 2019
Guayaquil, Ecuador
February 22 - March 17, 2019
3-week Mission
Beirut, Lebanon
April 17 - April 28, 2019
Trujillo, Peru
May 24 - June 2, 2019
Guayaquil, Ecuador
July 19 - 28, 2019
Guayaquil, Ecuador
August 30 - September 22, 2019
3-week Mission
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For more information about our organization, our missions, or how to make a
donation
, please visit
www.gsmile.org
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We would like to thank all of you who have made our organization capable of accomplishing so much over the past 10 years. Without your support, none of this would be possible!
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A healthy smile is just the beginning...
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