PPA Charities is the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America. PPA Charities allows photographers worldwide to join together in helping others.

April Celebration of Smiles Raises More Than $48,000 For Operation Smile!
PPA Charities President David Grupa has announced the results of the organization’s annual Celebration of Smiles fundraiser in support of its charitable partner, Operation Smile. Held during April, a total of 79 members raised $48,166 to benefit Operation Smile.

“These funds will go a long way toward meeting our 2012 goal of raising $100,000 for this wonderful organization,” Grupa said. “Because Operation Smile’s medical professionals and support staff volunteer their services, it costs only $240 to provide a simple cleft lip surgery to a child in desperate need. Therefore the funds raised by PPA members so far in 2013 mean that over 200 smiles will be saved.”

Celebration of Smiles Day provides consumers with the opportunity to receive a mini-session and a 5x7 professional portrait in exchange for a donation to Operation Smile of only $24; therefore, for every 10 sessions photographed by a participating studio, another smile can be saved by the volunteer staff of Operation Smile. View List of Top Tier Donors and Operation Smile Studios >>


In 2014 PPA Charities will advertise Saturday, April 5 as the official Celebration of Smiles date, but studios can hold their events on any other date or dates in April for their convenience.

Pure 7 Studios is Top 2013 Celebration of Smiles Donor for 2nd Straight Year Contributing $6,131
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Top donors for the 2013 campaign are Ryan & Erica Manthey, Pure 7 Studios, Miramar Beach, FL, who contributed $6,131. Last year Pure 7 Studios also was the campaign’s top performer with a donation of $3,813. In 2013 the Mantheys hosted their first promotion at their home studio. This year they moved the event to popular Harbor Walk Village in busy Destin, and they maximized their exposure by partnering with local retailers and professionals from the area.

In future website posts, Erica will explain the strategies that made Pure 7's Celebration of Smiles such a success, and other 2013 participants will illustrate and explain how they made the most of their charitable marketing event. So check back often for great ideas that you can put to work in your studio!

IN THE MEANTIME, CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO GET A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT PURE 7 STUDIO'S 2013 CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY!

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Texas School Donations Now Exceed $100,000!
During this year’s April 28-May 13 Texas School session, generous students and instructors chose to support PPA Charities by challenging each other to give as much as they could to support the philanthropic arm of PPA, whose partner is Operation Smile, the international medical charity that repairs cleft lips and cleft palettes of needy children around the world. Their combined efforts, netted PPACH a total of $20,930, bringing the total of donations made by Texas School students, instructors and trustees, over a five-year period, to $109,000! Read Article >>
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To understand why PPA Charities has chosen Operation Smile to be its charitable partner, take a moment to view "The Founder's Video."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz39y7vUvCg&feature=player_embedded
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frames courtesy of Wild Sorbet

In 2005, PPA Charities

named Operation Smile as its charitable partner. A perfect fit for photographers, whose daily business is creating smiles for their clients, Operation Smile's mission is repairing childhood facial deformities including cleft lips and cleft palates. 




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As of June 1, 2013, PPA members have contributed $48,166 toward the 2013 goal of a $100,000 donation to Operation Smile.


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Some part of it still touches my heart every day.
— PPA photographer Laurie Weaver, of Austin, TX, referring to the Operation Smile mission to Ethiopia she covered in May, 2011. To read about Laurie's mission and view her heart-touching images, Go here


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 Calendar

August 2, 2013

PPACH Trustee Meeting
Atlanta

2013 PPACH Trustee
Conference Calls

Jun 10 ~ Aug 12 ~ Oct 14 ~ Dec 9

January 2, 2014

PPACH Auction online bids open

January 11, 2014

PPA Charities Celebration
Imaging USA, Phoenix


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© 2013 PPA Charities