Facial Reanimation Smile Week Registrations
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On the 28th October – Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Johannesburg
Hospital Paediatric ward was a buzz with children standing in line to get their
smiles perfected.
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) recently hosted the
ICC ( Independent Cash and Carry Group) Smile Week, where approximately 40 underprivileged
children have the once in a life time opportunity to receive world class facial
reconstructive surgery.
Over the past eight years, The Smile Foundation has become well known for bringing
the joy of a smile to many previously disadvantaged South African children through
their phenomenal work of bringing professional people together to perform successful
facial surgery. They help transform the lives of children who suffer with a
cleft palate, Moebius Syndrome, facial burns and or any other facial anomalies.
“The ICC Smile Week was a huge success,thanks to ICC and the staff at the Charlotte
Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital for their dedication and for making it
possible for these children to show a facial expression of pure happiness, that
so many of us take for granted.” says Moira Gerszt, Chief Operating Officer
of The Smile Foundation, with a smile on her face.
| What is Smile
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‘Smile Week’ is a barometer of the
naked triumph of the human spirit. It’s about real people helping real people.
Teams of volunteers litter the halls in their Smile T-shirts and are
greeted with a gleaming “hello smiley” by the coffee attendant. Psychologists of
every creed and culture usher anxious mothers through the theatre experience -
easing their minds for the days ahead. Speech therapists distribute books in
every language to educate families on post operative clef lift and palate care.
Older children draw in the play room to pass the hours. Find
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What is the cost of a
Smile?
“What is the cost of a smile? For us
it’s free. For those children who cannot smile there is the enormous cost of
being rejected by society.” These were the opening remarks delivered by Marc
Lubner at last night’s Smile Foundation, 6th annual ‘Smile Week’ charity event
held at the Sunnyside Hotel in Johannesburg. Read
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