Faith Reaches Group Network & OperationSmile Program

 

Operation Smile was founded by Dr. William P. Magee, a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen, a nurse and clinical social worker. In 1982, the Magees traveled to the Philippines with a group of medical volunteers to repair children's cleft lips and cleft palates. They discovered hundreds of children ravaged by deformities, and although they helped many children, the volunteers were forced to turn away the majority of those who sought help. The Magees saw the need and Operation Smile was born.

   

Operation Smile coordinates more than 30 Medical Mission sites in 25 countries annually. Last year, medical volunteers provided free surgeries for 9,334 children through international and local, in-country medical missions. Operation Smile’s partner countries include:
Bolivia • Brazil • Cambodia • China • Colombia • Ecuador • Egypt Ethiopia • Gaza Strip/West Bank • Honduras • India • Jordan • Kenya • Mexico • Morocco • Nicaragua • Panama • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Russia • Thailand • Venezuela • Vietnam

Operation Smile has Global Resource Chapters that raise funds and awareness to support its programs. Mission teams are hosted by International Foundations that are responsible for all in-country mission logistics and that also raise funds and awareness throughout the year.

Operation Smile also provides a network of resources to assist families in the U.S. with children born with facial deformities. This network is accessed through the Operation Smile Web site and includes a listing of Referral Web Sites plus a Physicians Resource List with the names of doctors available to review a case.

Operation Smile provides a framework for its partner countries to come together to share knowledge, technology and skills through the use of programs customized to each country’s specific medical infrastructure. University Partnerships offer Operation Smile medical volunteers training in advanced techniques and provide opportunities including fellowships, emeritus professorships and visiting professorship programs. Education Exchange programs are also offered through partnerships with leading medical teaching institutions. The annual Operation Smile Physicians’ Training Program (PTP) brings surgeons from around the world to the United States for training in specialized surgical skills.

More than 450 Operation Smile Student Associations in the United States and around the world build awareness, raise funds and educate students about the values of commitment, leadership and volunteerism.

Since 1982, Operation Smile's volunteers have provided free reconstructive surgery to more than 100,000 children and young adults and thousands of healthcare professionals have been trained globally.

86% of cash and in-kind donations go directly to programs helping children.

Operation Smile is able to leverage every $1 donated into $5 in program support.

Operation Smile has been distinguished by many prestigious awards, including the first $1 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to recognize outstanding contributions made to alleviate human suffering.

FAITH REACHES GROUP NETWORK has acknoweldge the documented accomplishments of the above organization, OPERATION SMILE. We have decided to incorporate this organization into our fund raising efforts. On this site you will find various options of participation in which you feel confortable with and can to afford. We, Faith Reaches Group Network, feels that with over 800 MILLION internet users...WORLDWIDE, we can do our part. Here in the US, for less than an outing to dinner per month, we can over one year, deliver a lifetime change to a child in the US or Abroad!

FRG Network's OP Smile Bronze Program is designed for the individual or business to help one child receive this life changing operation. You or Your Business can donate a one-time offerring of $300USD; a 6 month offering of $50USD; a 12 month offerring of $25USD or $1USD General Fund offerring! DONATE NOW!

FRG Network's OP Smile Silver Program is designed for the individual or business to help seven(7) children receive this life changing operation. You or Your Business can donate a one-time offerring of $2,100USD; a 6 month offering of $350USD per month; a 12 month offerring of $175USD per month or $25USD General Fund offerring! DONATE NOW!

FRG Network's OP Smile Platinum Program is designed for the individual or business to help three hundred-forty-three(343) children receive this life changing operation. You or Your Business can donate a one-time offerring of $102,900USD; a 6 month offering of $17,150USD per month; a 12 month offerring of $8,575USD per month or $175USD General Fund offerring! DONATE NOW!

FRG Network's OP Smile Gold Program is designed for the individual or business to help forty-nine(49) children receive this life changing operation. You or Your Business can donate a one-time offerring of $14,700USD; a 6 month offering of $2,450USD per month; a 12 month offerring of $1,225USD per month or $175USD General Fund offerring! DONATE NOW!

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