Every $250 raised covers the ENTIRE cost of a child's life changing surgery.
$15 covers the cost of a family's travel to a Smile Train partner center.
$25 provides the lodging for a family while their child receives surgery.
$50 helps 10 patients maintain a lifetime of healthy smiles with dental kits.
$75 provides a mother with a breast feeding kit to safely nurse her baby.
$100 covers virtual education and training events for cleft professionals.
$125 enables a struggling mother to attend intensive feeding training.
$175 covers the cost of medical equipment like weight scales at a hospital.
$250 can also train as many as 10 surgeons in underserved areas on world-class simulations from Smile Train.
Learn More: As a Young Leadership Circle (YLC) Board Member, I have decided to fundraise for Smile Train to help provide smiles to children in need. Smile Train is an international children’s charity with a sustainable approach to a single, solvable problem: cleft lip and palate.
Many children with clefts around the world live in isolation, but more importantly, have difficulty eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking. Cleft surgery is a safe, permanent solution with an immediate impact. Smile Train’s sustainable model provides training, funding, and resources to empower local doctors in 70+ countries to provide these lifesaving surgeries and other essential cleft care 100%-free, in their own communities.
Smile Train's Young Leadership Circle is a group of professionals committed to furthering Smile Train’s mission by hosting fundraising events and educational programs throughout the year. Learn more at smiletrain.org/ylc
Thank you for supporting my Smile Train YLC fundraiser – together we can change the world one smile at a time!
Bio: Luke Zappia is a third-year medical student and a dedicated advocate for the cleft community. He has been involved with Smile Train since 2019, serving on the Young Leadership Circle (YLC) Board, including a previous role as Co-Chair of the Board. He currently serves on the YLC Board's communications committee and has previously worked as an advisor to the Smile Impact Society, part of Smile Train's college outreach program.
https://www.mysmiletrain.org/campaign/Luke