Sunday, March 23, 2014

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SUPPORTS “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY”

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SUPPORTS “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY” PROMOTION TO BENEFIT OPERATION SMILE

On April 6 local photographer (Ricardo A. Dominguez Photography) will join with PPA Charities (the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America) to promote “Celebration of Smiles Day.” This national fundraising effort will benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.

On that day, participating photographers will offer the gift of an individual portrait session and a desk-size portrait in exchange for a $24 donation to Operation Smile. This donation represents one tenth of $240, the amount needed to help fund a single surgery. According to Lexington, Kentucky photographer Tim Walden, President of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), “Celebration of Smiles Day” is the perfect opportunity to have your portrait made or that of a loved one, because in doing so you are making it possible to truly change the lives of children who would otherwise face a lifetime of pain and rejection.”

Founded in 1982, Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity dedicated to helping children and young adults born with facial deformities. In as little as 45 minutes, one cleft lip surgery can change a child’s life forever. Every three minutes a child somewhere in the world is born with a facial deformity. One in ten will not survive to see their first birthday. Those who do survive often live in isolation and pain. Each year, more than 100,000 children are born with a facial deformity in Operation Smile’s 26 partner countries. Tens of thousands remain untreated.

“Recording smiles is what photographers do,” says Richmond, Virginia, photographer Mary Fisk-Taylor, who serves as president of the PPA Charities Board of Trustees, and who was instrumental in developing the Celebration of Smiles promotion. “It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate charity for our members to support. And when parents participate in this event, it’s a wonderful way to teach children the value of reaching out to others. Even small children can understand the importance of Operation Smile’s work, and they are eager to help these needy children.”

To view a list of local studios participating in the Celebration of Smiles Day promotion, visit www.CelebrationOfSmiles.com.

For further information contact: Bert Behnke at (708) 267-0657.

   
PPA Charities 
Bert Behnke, Executive Director
(708) 267-0657
bbehnke@ppa.com | www.ppacharities.com 

LICENSE NOTICE:
The promotional resources presented on this disc are licensed and available only to PPA members who have registered and paid to be part of the 2013 PPA Charities Celebration of Smiles promotion.


APRIL 6 “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY” TO BENEFIT OPERATION SMILE

APRIL 6 “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY” TO BENEFIT OPERATION SMILE

On April 6 local photographer (Ricardo A. Dominguez Photography) will join together with PPA Charities (the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America) to promote “Celebration of Smiles Day.” This national fundraising effort will benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.

These PPA photographers will provide the gift of an individual portrait session and a desk-size portrait in exchange for a $24 donation to PPA Charities. This donation represents one tenth of $240, the amount needed to help fund a single surgery.

For further information contact: (Ricardo A. Dominguez Photography at rdominguezmaestro@gmail.com ) (I will travel to donor’s house. Travel Radius: 5 miles from Hampshire Drive in Hamden, CT.) (“Celebration of Smiles Day” Work Hours for this day: 10 AM to 5 PM.)








PPA Charities
Bert Behnke, Executive Director
(708) 267-0657
bbehnke@ppa.com | www.ppacharities.com







LICENSE NOTICE:
The promotional resources presented on this disc are licensed and available only to PPA members who have registered and paid to be part of the 2013 PPA Charities Celebration of Smiles promotion.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New Haven, CT ( 2014 )

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                                          New Haven, CT
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