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Smiles International Foundation

All is possible through Partnerships!

“Providing Excellence in Education

and Charitable Surgical Care”Mission Statement since 1987

We work providing Charitable Surgical Care, Cleft and

Craniofacial Deformities

Organize Sustainable

Medical Missions

Medical Equipment

And Supplies

Self-Esteem Education For Children

Accredited Continuing Education Symposia

Water for Life and Health

Where we have

served… Cd.Juarez, Mexico PichuCalco,Mexico Ensenada, Mexico Tecate, Mexico Mori, India David, Panama San Jose, Costa Rica Dnepropetrosk, Ukraine Dneprodherzinsk,Ukraine Cocody, Ivory Coast, Africa Alepe, Ivory Coast, Africa Santa Avelina, Solala,Guatemala Iowa, USA San Diego, USA

Currently working in…

•Tecate, BajaNorte, Mexico

•Mori, India

•San Jose, Costa Rica Cabo San Lucas, BajaSur, Mx

Pacific Clinical Research Foundation

Carlsbad Rotary Club/High Noon Rotary

Tecate Rotary Club Mission Bay Rotary

Rotary Rohrmoser, Costa Rica

Bricktown Rotary, Oklahoma

Rotary Club Los Cabos, Baja Sur, Mexico

DIF Desarrollo Intergral de Familia, MX

US Naval Medicine

Flying Samaritans

Variety Children’s Lifeline

Smile Train

Pierre Fauchard Foundation

Private Contributions.

We work with great Partners

Mission Bay Rotary

It is all about team effort!

Sonrisas de Los Cabos

Review &

Update 2013

Our Rotary Friends!

First Carne Asada

1st Equipment Grant is Transferred

Patients are gathered from Baja Sur by DIF and Rotary Clubs,

Screening for Surgery done on Monday

Children are Screened : Surgical Cases Selected

The Free Surgery Is Planned and Anesthesia/Medical Clearance

Obtained for Surgical Scheduling

Dental Exams and Treatments are Provided Free of Charge

Lectures for Self-Esteem

And the first “poster- child” Alexis, is scheduled for surgery…

The Father declines his own Surgery

So emphasis can be given to his child.

Off for the Operation!

Ready to go!

Father “agrees” to perhaps try surgery next

time!

Mother HappyAfter Child’s Surgery

Family together while Alexis awakens

And the first “poster- child” surgery a success!

Pre-Surgery April 2012Post Surgery October 2012

Alexis with RotaryPresident Oscar

Oct 2012

Little Axel also a great success.

No words needed! Happy Parents

Parent’s “FIRST LOOK”

Healthy Babies/Happy Families

This Trip: Mother and Child!

Many Thanks are given for the 2nd

Equipment Donation: New Advanced Automatic

Sterilizer

October 2012

Now, Many More Cases can be Done With Shorter Time Between Cases.

A Huge Appreciation from us goes to the Hospital Especialidades

And let us not forget our Hotel Host:The Solmar Foundation… Thank YOU!

We thank the Surg./Nursing/Anesth. team!

SO Many Volunteers!

Thank you to our volunteers in Rotary!

And many, many more.

Early Hours

Sharing Rotary Experiences

FINAL HOURS LAST NIGHT

THIS CLUB WORKS HARD !

Finally, Thank You Ed Scarpelli, for attending Rotary while visiting Cabo San Lucas!

Why not be part of this service?

Model Host Team:Club Rotario de Cabo San Lucas

GRACIAS!