Smile Train, the world's largest cleft lip and palate charity, announced today that supermodel and actress Christie Brinkley will serve as Global Ambassador for World Smile Day on October 5(th). This marks the first year the event will be taking place in New York City's Times Square.
In participation of World Smile Day, Smile Train will be stationing photo booths in Times Square where onlookers and contributors can snap photos of themselves from 11:00am - 1:00pm. The booths will have the capability to instantly print photos and upload onto social media pages. In addition, Smile Train is joining forces with students from New York City schools to attend the event. The students will wear World Smile Day t-shirts in support of Smile Train's cause and will take part in events throughout the day that support this initiative.World Smile Day also marks the culmination of Smile Train's "All It Takes Is A Smile" Campaign. The contest, which began on September 17(th), encourages participants to upload their photos of a smile to Instagram, Twitter or Tumblr using the hashtag #SmileTrainWSD in the photo caption. Christie Brinkley will handpick a few of her favorite photos submitted on October 5(th).Videos