Category: Stories

Your Impact, 2020-21

Download Impact Report PDF WHY STUDENTS? BECAUSE THEY'RE UNSTOPPABLE. When Student Programs sees a need, it challenges students to address that need. And our student volunteers are so driven to serve, not even a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic could keep them from helping others. You’ll see this and even more examples throughout this page, as we highlight [...]

New Clubs: Review These To-Do’s

New School Year, New Clubs: Start Strong With These Tips You've already taken the first important step to success: creating an Operation Smile club. Follow these other steps and your club will rocking and rolling in no time! By Shayla Gramajo, Student Programs media intern Register Your Club Raise club awareness: As an approved club, [...]

Create Your Own Gear With These 3 Tips

Longtime volunteer and Student Programs alumnus Timmy Zhu is famous for his #WearingASmile campaign, where he wore an Operation Smile T-shirt every day for 1,000 days in a row. (Photo courtesy of Timmy Zhu) Create Your Own Operation Smile Gear With These 3 Tips Whether you are a club leader, adviser or just trying to [...]

Get Active With These 5 Fundraisers

Get Active With These 5 Fundraisers These ideas totally put the “fun” in “fundraiser” and make for a great way to kick off the new school year (especially in places where the weather’s still warm!). By Gabby Makar, Student Programs volunteer Start a Smile Fund 1. Dodgeball tournament This can be a really fun way [...]

How to Prep for ISLC

Prepping For Our Virtual ISLC As ISLC approaches and the excitement sets in, here are some helpful reminders to better prepare yourself for the conference! By Jordan Griffith, Student Programs media intern Download the ISLC Manual Whether this is your first ISLC or you've lost count, prepping for any conference is essential to get what [...]

This is THE List of Easy Summer Fundraisers

Kick Off a Summer of Smiles With These Easy Fundraisers Although you and your club members are out of school, there are still a lot of simple, quick and fun ways you can help Operation Smile’s patients receive their surgery and comprehensive care! Take it to the next level and consider combining two or three [...]

Who Can Help Your Club With …

Student Programs is Here to Help Your Club! Whether your club is just starting out or has been a prominent part of your school community for decades, you can always reach out to Operation Smile Student Programs for help! Whether it's a quick question about a specific service project or a request for speakers, the [...]