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FACEBOOK EVENT

Look out,Operation Smile Singapore Student Chapter(OSSSC)’s very first event of 2011 is coming your way!

On the 6^th of March, the OSSSC National Executive Committee (NEC) will officially launch the Facebook page titled “I 'LIKE' TO SEE YOU SMILE”. This marks the beginning of a 3-month long project that aims to raise funds and awareness about Operation Smile among the local community. Simply ‘Like’ the page to do your part for Operation Smile - our corporate sponsors have kindly agreed to donate $0.10 for every ‘Like’ received. Do tell your friends to support this worthy cause and aid us in reaching our target of 10,000 ‘Like’s!

The “I ‘LIKE’ TO SEE YOU SMILE” Facebook Page is set up in lieu of the amazing contributions of Mr. Thaddeus Lawrence, a professional speaker, presentation coach and facilitator. On 6^th March 2011, he will be setting off on a week-long, self-supported footrace, braving 250km in the Atacama Desert, Chile for Operation Smile. In this month of March, visit the page to learn more about Thaddeus and his gruelling marathon. Work your creative juices by offering your best answers to the quirkiest questions posted on the page!

Student Chapters

Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)

14 February 2011 was not only Valentine’s Day but also a day in which greater awareness of Operation Smile was created within the school population. Mr.Justyn Olby, Head of the Student Programme in Operation Smile Singapore, specially came down to give a very motivating introductory speech about Operation Smile. Mr Thaddeus Lawrence was also invited to share more about his upcoming marathon for Operation Smile. His story and goals inspired many and we are glad the 40 or so students had a chance to be touched by Justyn and Thaddeus. The sharing session resulted in a lot of interested applicants for the Student Chapter and it is heartening to see so many people wanting to touch the lives of others, one smile at a time. We hope that Operation Smile and the true stories of cleft lip patients around the world will continue to resoundin other schools through talks similar to this.

Raffles Institution (Junior College)

For the past half a year, we have focused our efforts on raising awareness within the school population about Operation Smile. Several t-shirt sales were conducted within the school to serve as a form of publicity to raise funds. Currently, we are in the midst of preparing for an upcoming event in early April – the Raffles Smile Run 2011. This event aims to gather student and teacher volunteers to participate in a charity run for Operation Smile in the RI school campus. Through this, we hope to spread the awareness about our student chapter and Operation Smile and raise funds for needy children with cleft lips, palates and facial deformities to go through the life-changing surgeries.

Republic Polytechnic

We are proposing to have a large-scale concert themed “Mosaic”. The small pieces which make up a mosaic represent every effort we make for patients to smile comfortably. The performances are little pieces of art befitting the theme “Mosaic”. A song-and-dance item similar to that of Glee may be a part of the concert! Please indicate your interest to the OSSSCNEC via osssc.nec@gmail.comif you would like to collaborate with us on this project.