Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Operation Smile - Day of Smiles




On October 5th, 2013, our office combined efforts with 3 of our local branches to raise money for Operation Smile. We did what we call "Office Olympics" where four teams were able to participate in different events that included : Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Egg Toss, Egg Spoon Relay and many other fun games. The winning office won $100 to be used towards their next team event. As the winning team we spent $56 sponsoring a laser tag night and donated the rest right back to Operation Smile.

Here's a link to our album:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.460682187381080.1073741834.409646139151352&type=3

Operation Smile is a charity that works with children and adults in third world countries who are born with cleft lips/ cleft palates. This is the second year that we have raised funds and our office has pledged to raise over $1,000.

Here's some quick facts about Operation Smile:


  1. $248 dollars and 45 minutes is all it takes to change a life
  2. Every 3 minutes a child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate
  3. 1 in 10 children born with a cleft lip will die before their first birthday
  4. Of those that survive, most are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile
  5. Celebrities like Pro Skater Tony Hawk and NFL Quaterback Peyton Manning were born with cleft lips
You can visit their page at: www.operationsmile.org

If interested in making a donation follow this link: