We are excited to announce that on June 27 2021, from 1:00 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST, we hosted an event called Shaping Foundations for Smiles. This event, in conjunction with Smile Train, aimed to raise awareness and fundraise for the treatment of cleft palates and lips.
Our event consisted of an introduction of our organization and amazing guest speakers who shared their experience with clefts. We have some wonderful speakers, including someone a cleft palate patient, a healthcare professional, and Smile Train representatives.
This event was a kickoff to a week long social media fundraiser. All proceeds are going directly to Smile Train so they can continue their mission of providing cleft treatment.
Some of our volunteers also participated in our Instagram bingo fundraiser.
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed!
Our grand total from this fundraiser with employee matching was over $1000! (with a total of $807 shown on the fundraising page). We are so happy to have been able to support Smile Train and would like to thank everyone who came to our event and donated!
For more information on cleft lips and palates, check out our article HERE or our graphics post HERE.
Speaker Information: Please feel free to reach out to and check out our amazing speakers! We have linked their contact information below.
Alex Isenberg: Actor & Recording artist Born With Cleft
Instagram: @alexikeyisenberg (https://www.instagram.com/alexikeyisenberg/)
Email: alexisenbergdance@gmail.com
Ariana Gould: Smile Train’s Community Development Manager
Smile Train Website: https://www.smiletrain.org/
Email: agould@smiletrain.org
Dr. Cate Crowley: Speech Language Pathologist & Professor at Columbia
Cleft palate course (we highly recommend checking it out(: https://www.leadersproject.org/ceu-courses-2/english-cleft-palate-speech-therapy-evaluation-and-treatment-asha-0-5-ceu-self-study-course/
Please check out this website here to learn more about Dr. Crowley’s projects and initiatives: https://www.leadersproject.org/
McCayla Kendall: Rising Senior at Bangor High School
Instagram: @mckendal1 (https://www.instagram.com/mckendal1/)
Email: mck0105@hotmail.com
Check out the recording of our event below (also available on our YouTube Channel: Shaping Foundations)!
Thank you again to everyone who joined us at our event! We would also like to give a special thank you to all of our speakers and Smile Train, for having such wonderful and inspirational stories to share.
Feel free to email us at shapingfoundations@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. Shaping Foundations is a student led 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to raising awareness, fundraising, and advocating for rare diseases.