Restoring smiles one child at a time!

Want to join us in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Operation of Hope Worldwide and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me as it was founded by my father in 1989.

This Spring, we are heading to Zimbabwe to repair cleft lip and palates. (Our surgeons also lend their expertise in helping with burn cases that are too complicated for the local hospital to handle.) All proceeds go directly to Operation of Hope.

Operation of Hope is an all-volunteer surgical team which restores the smiles of children who are affected by facial deformities. The team of Board Certified reconstructive surgeons and other volunteers transform lives by repairing cleft lip and palates, giving kids a chance at employment and marriage without society’s shame. (Kids too get bullied by their school mates and their siblings.)

Giving all these kids a chance to thrive also allows our own surgeons an incredible opportunity to enhance their skills and train others!

An all-volunteer charity- no salaries and no paid office space. Every volunteer uses their personal and/or vacation time to give back.

Operation of Hope helps kids in Asia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Africa, Philippines, Bangladesh and Ecuador!

Here is an article I wrote about a trip with my father in 2012 to Ethiopia. https://www.teryndowntheroad.com/2012/12/ethiopia/

Thank you for your support!