The 2016 New York Smile Event will celebrate over 240,000 life-changing surgical interventions provided in 60+ countries across the globe alongside the thousands of smiles Operation Smile aspires to deliver this year.
Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft. These children encounter incredible obstacles. Ostracized from a life of everyday normalcy they are ridiculed, unable to properly eat or speak, attend school and are vulnerable to a higher rate of respiratory infection as well as other infectious diseases and malnutrition. In too many cases, they face uncertain futures because of limited access to healthcare and strained financial resources.
At Operation Smile we believe every child deserves exceptional surgical care. We believe that all children deserve to be treated as if they were our own.
That’s what drives each and every one of us: our global network of medical professionals, who donate hundreds of thousands of hours toward the care of children around the world each year, and our supporters who are moved every day to make a difference in the lives of children they’ve never met.
The 2016 New York Smile Event will mark Operation Smile’s 14th Annual Event in New York City on Thursday, May 12th at Cipriani 42nd Street . The evening will include a cocktail reception, premier dinner, live auction and entertainment. New York business and community leaders, celebrity Smile Ambassadors and philanthropically-minded individuals have agreed to lend their support to ensure children around the world are given a new smile. Over the years it has become one of the most anticipated parties of the spring season. With your support, how many lives can we change tomorrow?
Honorees:
Andy Dolce, John Connor Humanitarian Award
WHO:
500 guests from Manhattan and around the globe join forces to help children worldwide
WHAT:
A premier dinner, awards and entertainment
WHEN:
Thursday, May 12, 2016
6:00 p.m. - Red Carpet
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Cocktails
7:30 p.m. - Show & Dinner
WHERE:
Cipriani 42nd Street
110 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017
WHY:
One surgery can change a child's life forever. You can make a difference.
DRESS:
Black Tie
The 2015 New York Smile Event
For additional information
Please contact Development Officer, Jessica Szramowski at jessica.szramowski@operationsmile.org or 757-321-3223.
