Here’s a project Imprint-TV has always loved – Spontaneous Smiley - an art project that that lives on the internet and involves thousands of people all over the world collecting and sharing their photographs of the Smiley Face as it appears in everyday objects. Spontaneous Smiley launched 2 years ago.
Recently they’ve partnered with OPERATION SMILE (a network of volunteers working worldwide to repair childhood facial deformities). Smiley uploads earn donations for Operation Smile. On Friday 12/11/09 they launched their very first Smile-a-Thon. An entire elementary school is going on a Smile Hunt. Like a Walk-a-Thon the kids will get people to sponsor them, but instead of by the mile the sponsors will pledge by the SMILE. Hundreds of kids will spend their Winter Break finding and photographing Spontaneous Smileys. If this pilot school goes well, Operation Smile and Spontaneous Smiley will launch the Smile-a-Thon nation wide!
Spontaneous Smiley will be on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric one day this week. Definitely take the time to learn more about this project, become a fan on Facebook and join the cause. This is an amazing effort by Ruth Kaiser, the founder of the organization, who has a passion for creating positive change!
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