Operation Smile exists because of people s willingness to donate their time, their talents and their resources.
Volunteers help staff our missions, support our administrative efforts and raise our funds.
To show our appreciation, we are sharing some of their stories on this site. A New Jersey native, Bob was brought to Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Hampton Roads, Virginia in 1968 for treatment of a gunshot wound to the face. He first heard of Operation Smile while receiving reconstructive surgery at the same practice where Operation Smile co-founder Dr. Bill Magee practiced in the early 80 s. Many years later he saw Bill and Kathy Magee on television talking about the work of Operation Smile. It was then that he felt the need to reach out to children living with the tragedy of a facial deformity.