07/30/2026
RAIN DATE: 8/9
SMILE TRAIN!!
Ahrens Speech Therapy Services is fundraising for Smile Train! There will be a rummage sale in our parking lot on Saturday, August 8 from 9:00-2:00. There will be toys, books, household items and activities for the kids! All proceeds will go to Smile Train. Stop by and visit us! We are located in the Blue Harmony Homes building at N144W6220 Pioneer Road in Cedarburg. Road construction makes getting there interesting, but you can get to us on Pioneer Road from the east.
Smile Train trains, equips, and funds local healthcare workers around the world so they can provide high-quality, free cleft
surgery and other comprehensive care to their neighbors in need. Every donation helps transform and even save a child’s life, giving them the gift of a smile and a brighter future. Your support can make a huge difference! Please consider sharing this post to help spread the word. Together, we can change the world one smile at a time!
ABOUT SMILE TRAIN:
Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, with a presence in 75+ countries. The organization empowers local medical professionals with the training, funding, and other resources they need to provide free surgery and other comprehensive cleft care to children in their own communities. Comprehensive cleft care includes nutritional, dental, orthodontic, psychosocial, and speech-language services, among others.Since their inception in 1999, Smile Train has sponsored 2+ million free cleft surgeries worldwide. Smile Train’s goal is to give every child with a cleft the opportunity to smile and lead a full and happy life.
WHAT MAKES SMILE TRAIN DIFFERENT:
Smile Train has a unique and sustainable “teach a person to fish” model. This approach builds up healthcare infrastructure around the world while making safe, high-quality cleft care possible 365 days a year. Smile Train DOES NOT fly into countries and leave. Our model supports local medical professionals and local hospitals.
WHAT IS A CLEFT:
A cleft is a birth condition that occurs when a baby’s lip or mouth does not form properly in utero.
Another baby is born with a cleft lip and/or palate every three minutes. Clefts are not only cosmetic. They can cause difficulties with eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking and can even be deadly. Children with clefts are often bullied. In some countries, cleft-affected children are shunned/ostracized.
BY THE NUMBERS:
2+ million surgeries supported since our founding in 1999
95+ countries where we have sponsored free cleft treatment
1,000 partner healthcare centers
20,000 trained medical professionals, including surgeons, anesthesiologists,
orthodontists, and nutritionists around the world
100,000 training opportunities for medical workers
$69 billion given back to the global economy as a result of our patients’ successes
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