[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            OPERATION SMILE

  (Mrs. DRAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. DRAKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 25th anniversary 
of Operation Smile, a worldwide children's medical charity 
headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, that repairs cleft lips and cleft 
palates for children and young adults in developing countries.
  Founded in 1982 by Dr. William Magee, Jr., a plastic surgeon, and his 
wife, Kathleen, a nurse and clinical social worker, Operation Smile has 
grown from humble beginnings into a worldwide children's medical 
charity whose network of medical volunteers are dedicated to helping 
improve the health and lives of children worldwide.
  Operation Smile has helped more than 100,000 children and young 
adults in 30 developing countries overcome their physical 
irregularities. The organization now operates one of the world's 
largest volunteer networks, utilizing more than 5,000 medical and 
nonmedical professionals around the world.
  I commend the Magees for their passion to improve the health and 
lives of children and young adults worldwide. Through Operation Smile, 
their efforts over the past 25 years have offered new life and new hope 
to those suffering from facial deformities.

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