Operation smile

Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft — often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places these children are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can't afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a normal life.

Though the first five years of Maria's life were filled with hardship and pain, she now has a reason to smile and a bright future ahead of her.

Is she not beautiful?

Operation Smile’s free, life-changing surgeries take as little as 45 minutes, and can give a child with a facial deformity a lifetime of smiles. Plus, every child healed creates a ripple effect on the child's family, community and country. After surgery, the child can become a more productive member of society and enrich their community.

How can you help, you ask? It’s simple.  Are you or your children in college?  For EVERY book starting now, Campus Book Rentals will donate a portion of those proceeds to Operation Smile to change lives! Rather than spending hundreds of dollars on books each semester, why not rent at 40-90% prices! Plus free shipping both ways! So add that extra book to your cart, and feel super good about yourself!

Doesn’t every child deserve the ability to smile and a chance to thrive? With your help, how many lives can we change tomorrow?