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The 1,000 Smiles Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on care of the less fortunate children in Mexico who suffer from lack of dental care and from maxillo-facial deformities such as cleft palate.
TSF President Kim Muslusky had the honor to speak to the San Garielino High School Interact Club May 28th on behalf of Thousand Smiles. This amazing group of high school students presented her with a check for $3,100 that they raised over this past year to pay for surgeries for our needy children in Baja. Pictured is Claire Ngyun, President, presenting the donation. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are the San Gabriel Rotary Club advisors for the group. Many thanks to the hardworking teens! You rock!
Dr. Soona Jahina, Orthodontist, humanitarian, and long time Thousand Smiles volunteer passed away April 23,2009, at the age of 76 from cancer. Dr. Jahina was born in Bombay, India. She came to the U.S. to finish her Masters and Doctorate in 1959. Soona and her husband moved to San Diego in 1968, where she joined the dental staff of UCSD. She also worked at the SD Naval Medical Center, Rady Children’s Hospital, Kaiser and Scripps. She was also an associate professor at the University of Souther California. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Rustom Dastur, also a dentist. Dr. Jahina was a loved and valued member of the TS team for many years. Her skills were incredible, as was her love for children. She will be sorely missed by us all.
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Many thanks to Los Pen Elementary School Homework Club, They recently donated over 100 stuffed toys for our needy children in Mexico.
CON EL TRABAJO EN CONJUNTO de Club Rotario Internacional, Club Rotario Ensenada Centenaria y HGE, se lleva a cabo el programa de Fundación “Mil Sonrisas”
ENSENADA.- Con 23 años trabajando en benefi cio de niños con labio leporino y paladar hendido, el Club Rotario Internacional y Ensenada Centenaria han apoyado a un aproximado de mil 500 pacientes atendidos en esta ciudad, con su programa “Mil Sonrisas”, indicó el presidente de dicha fundación en Estados Unidos, Mark McAnelly.
El trabajo en equipo de ambos clubs y el Hospital General de Ensenada (HGE), ha sido fundamental, ya que de no contar con las instalaciones medicas adecuadas, dicho programa fuera solo un sueño y dejaría a miles de niños y a sus familias sin una sonrisa. El presidente del Club Rotario Internacional comentó que, desea implementar un plan de trabajo a cinco años, en realizar dos días consecutivos de la clínica operaciones a niños con labio leporino y paladar hendido, así como el conseguir un mayor número de voluntarios para dicho programa. (more…)
La fundación rotaria Mil Sonrisas busca en Guasave a ninos y ninas con labio leporino y paladar hendido para programarlos para cirugia y asf devolverles la felicidad negada por azares del destino, en forma gratuita. <!--more-->
Las dam as rot arias Ilsa Lopez Reyes y Rosy de Casteñeda trabajan en la localizacion de personas, especialmente niños, con este tipo de problemas congénitos para tenderles la mano del club. Ya se tienen los primeros dos casos, uno de ellos es del poblado El Varal y el otro de la colonia Ángel Flores.
Ambos serin intervene dos quirúrgicamente en Ensenada, y todos los gastos correrán por cuenta de la Fundación Rotaria.
En el año se han escogido cuatro fechas para realizar las operaciones; la primera será para los dfas 6 y 7 de febrero. Los interesados en aprovechar el programa deben llamar al telefono 872-12-39.
The Academy of Dentistry International’s Humanitarian Award was presented to Dr. Earl Freymiller at the Academy of Dentistry International Convocation held in San Antonio, Texas on October 15, 2008 at their Annual is given in recognition of significant contribution to the enhancement of the quality of life and the human condition. (more…)
Cynthia Drake manages church relations for her home parish in Wimberley as a day job, but leaves it behind for an operating room in Mexico, where she plays a bigger role. Drake is tall, with dark hair pulled back neatly, Her desk is nearly empty save for an appointment book and a vase of fresh flowers next to her computer. A smile toys with the edges of her mouth as she remembers how she became a part of Thousand Smiles more than a decade ago. “This is all my daughter’s fault,” she said jokingly. “She’s the reason I got into this in the first place.” Read the whole article
Thank You A special thanks goes out the Francis Parker Interact Club for their recent $400 donation. Please know that you will give a smile to a cleft baby for your efforts!
A special thank you to Veronica Morales RDH BSDH, and to her parents and friends who started the TSF backpack project for our surgery patients. It's a wonderfully creative idea, that serves a very practical purpose! Well done!
TSF would like to thank the students of the Francis Parker Cooking Club who made a $640.00 donation for surgeries for our children. Pictured are Matt and David Nussbaum, Co-Presidents of the club. Please know that your donation will change the life of a needy child. You rock!
Many thanks to the Francis Parker Interact Club. They recently donated $600 for surgery for a Thousand Smiles patient. In this photo are Jade Willey, Caroline Suttie, and Kay Toma from the club. Francis Parker Interact rocks! 2010 BBQ Thank Yous Mil Gracias to all of our fine donors, participants and friends! You help us make a difference in the lives of needy kids in Baja! We especially want to thank our donors: Brandt Meats, San Diego Convention Center, Edco, San Diego Chargers, Champagne Awards, RLC Equipment, Southwest Landscaping, Novatec, Dr. Peter Shaw, Dr. & Mrs. Dave Irwin, San Pasqual Winery, Kathy Wright, Annemarie Ismael, Ms. Katherine Willey, Carley Cooley, Jim McDonald, Mr. & Mrs. Gary Orsa, Luis Hernandez, Coral Pool Supply, Stan Lawrence Photography, Laurie McGraph, District 5330 Interact Club, Audrey Braswell, James Ktchen, John's Auto Center Nancy Ruyler, Ian Stock, Tony Lieu Col. Robert Jackson, Peggy Hisle, Aldolfo Gonzales, Ensenada Centenario Rotary Club, Rotarians from 5340 and 5330 who attended. You all contributed to a great event! Salud!
THANK YOU! Thousand Smiles Foundation wishes to thank the Rotary club of Monarch Beach, and long time TS volunteer, Dr. Mark Cruz for a much needed $27,000 matching grant for medical and surgical instruments. This grant was partnered by our friends Jose Cuisine and the Club Rotario Ensenada Centenaria. We appreciate all who worked so hard to help our kids! |
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