Cambria Gallery 1045 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103 January 11, 2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Are you ready to start the new year off with a unique and fun(draising) networking event? Are you looking to connect with an incredible community of like-minded entrepreneurs, innovators, and humanitarians where giving is their primary reciprocity style knowing they’ll end up reaping...
You still have time to help!
Over the last month we have shared stories of families whose lives have been transformed through the generosity of people just like you. Your tax-deductible gift truly makes a difference! You only have 1 day left to make a tax deductible donation for 2017 Give Now! Here are just a few of the amazing stories that your donations...
Left to die…
Aondesun was the second child born to Nguwaysen and the second child born with an anomaly. Her first child had hydrocephalitis (water on the brain) so her family banned her from returning to the family home with her first born. Nguwaysen had already suffered from the shock of having a baby with so many problems when her family did the...
We gave him his first birthday party at 5 years. Yes, really!
Xi turned five years old while he was in the hospital in Wenzhou, China. He had never had his birthday celebrated before. His family is poor and they don’t have money to buy each other presents. So something like cleft surgery was always just a dream. During his stay, the team asked all of the children to put their wishes...
Ordinary Girl found her home…
A 50-year-old woman had cradled in her arms a 3 month-old baby girl. She had found the baby in a garbage can, covered with blood, umbilical cord still attached. Born with a cleft lip and palate, the baby started her life as a person no one wanted. Wrapped only in a blanket, tucked in with a picture of a baby,...
An uplifting story about Ji Wu
You won’t believe this incredible story from a grateful father! Dear Alliance for Smiles, I want to tell you the story about how I brought my son Ji Wu to you. I was buying vegetables at our village market and heard about a group called “Alliance for Smiles” doing free cleft surgery at HuangShi Central Hospital. I ran and bought...
LOVE Global Peace Charity Concert
Hosted by Sinomedia International Group, this charity concert will blend Ancient Chinese melodies with Western Classical music. Proceeds from ticket sales and the sale of Chinese arts and crafts will go to Alliance for Smiles!
A volunteer’s story…
One of our longtime volunteers, Dorothy S. Ferreira, has authored this article in RDH, The National Magazine For Dental Hygiene Professionals. “How many of you remember the ad tagline, “Join the ADHA. See the world”? Oh wait, that was for the Army, not dental hygiene. But there is a league of dental hygienists who have taken this slogan to heart....
Holiday Open House
Please join us at the AfS office on Thursday December 7th from 5pm to 8pm to celebrate all the accomplishments of 2017 and to look forward to the exciting year ahead. We will serve complimentary hors d’oeuvres, wine and soft drinks, and you will even have a chance to purchase some unique international holiday gifts. No RSVP necessary.