Hello Friends!
I thought you would want to know about a very special promotion we will be participating in with other photographers from around the country. On April 21, 2012 we will host “Celebration of Smiles Dayâ€Â in Ashland, a wonderful opportunity for you to update individual portraits of your family members and at the same time support the work of Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.
Along with other participating members of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), we have pledged to donate 100% of each $24 donation made to PPA Charities, which has chosen Operation Smile as its charitable partner.
Evoking and capturing the smiles of children is our ultimate goal. That’s why we believe so strongly in the work of Operation Smile. Each year this incredible organization of more than 5,000 volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists, and specialÂized health care professionals, perform free reconstructive surgeries for children suffering with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.
Every three minutes a child somewhere in the world is born with a facial deformity. One in ten will not survive to see their first birthday. Those who do survive often live in isolation and pain. More than 100,000 children are born with a facial deformity each year in Operation Smile’s 26 partner countries.
I hope you will join with us in helping to make this vital work possible. Â As always . . . we look forward to creating some truly wonderful portraits of your children!
Warm wishes,
Crystal Garcia
Click here to download the poster. Click here to register for the event!
