"What Makes You Smile?" 2017 | Page 2

Cleft lip and cleft palate can be fixed with one surgery.

$240 can change a child's life. Operation Smile is here to help.

“I just wanted to play with the other kids, but they only stared at me and laughed.”

—Marceline

Today

Marceline is  in school, and she’s confident for the first time in her

life.

“We did not know how to give her milk. I was worried that she would die of thirst.”

—Marceline’s mother

In just an hour, Operation  Smile’s skilled surgeons repaired her cleft lip and reshaped her nose, giving her hope for a better life.

A cleft lip or palate greatly impacts a child's life. It can be fixed in one surgery, costing approximately $240.

Operation Smile is here to help, providing health care providers and surgeries to those in need.