http://summitforsmiles.org Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:16:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since the success of Summit for Smiles was a big inspiration for my life changing actions, I just wanted to let everyone know that I have left my corporate life to found a new social enterprise called OperaitonOF.  We are bloggin the entire organizational setup, so please check out OperationOF.  ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=45 After surpassing our aggressive goal by 60%, we are finally closing the Kilimanjaro chapter of Summit for Smiles. Everyone’s hard work and the generosity of 257 donors in 29 countries resulted in $39,906 in direct donations to The Smile Train. This impressive sum will dramatically change the lives of 160 ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=44 After a much more grueling hike than anyone expected, seven other members of my expedition and I reached Uhuru Peak at around 6:30 a.m. on June 28, 2007! We powered through exhaustion and altitude sickness to see a magnificent and panoramic, albeit cold and windy, sunrise over the highest point ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=37 I leave for Africa tomorrow morning, and I am still certain that despite my extensive planning, I am forgetting something very important. But at least I will leave Berlin knowing that we have 73 donors from 15 countries who have donated enough for 77 surgeries! We are really closing in ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=35 Well, there are only days left before I head down to Africa and between procuring visas, getting all my immunizations, and finding US Dollars printed after 2003, I am scrambling to make sure that all my bases are covered. But I am happy to report that we now have 59 ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=34 We have burst through the halfway point with two huge donations from the United States! But this has hardly been an American affair. These last couple weeks were extremely international. The blogsite is now in German, courtesy of Jacqueline Allert of Berlin, Germany. I started to do the translation myself and ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=33 After almost five weeks of fundraising, we have raised just over $8,500 in direct donations to The Smile Train! This is enough for 33 operations, which means we have raised 33% of the goal! So far, we have 26 donors from 6 different countries. Many thanks to ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=31 After two weeks of fundraising and with the blogsite live for just over a week, we are making great progress! So far, we have 14 donors from 6 different countries who have given amounts ranging from $15 to $800 ($400 with a company match). Many thanks to those who ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=27 Yesterday, Colin Hanna of Edinburgh Scotland gave $400 to The Smile Train on behalf of Summit for Smiles. With his company match, his gift has double impact making his total contribution $800! Did you know that every baby born with a cleft palate in Uganda is given the ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=26 I have been delaying the official roll out of my blogsite until we are "finished," but I actually realized that the nature of this site is dynamic and finished may never actually happen. But, the good news here is that we have had our first contribution and it was no ... http://summitforsmiles.org/?p=25