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Operation Smile, a worldwide charity dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Volunteers have provided medical treatment to more than 100,000 patients around the world; last year more than 9,334 received free surgeries.
Based in Norfolk, VA, Operation Smile has a global volunteer network of thousands of credentialed plastic surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, dentists, pediatricians, SLPs, child life specialists, and biomedical technicians. It sends international teams of medical volunteers on two-week medical missions to 25 partner countries, airlifting volunteers and donated medical supplies to hospitals in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
To volunteer with Operation Smile, visit www.operationsmile.org or call 888-OPSMILE.
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