Smile of a Child

Hello, I’m Catherine, and thank you for looking at my blog. Please comment on it, because I’d like to know what you think about it. So, what exactly is Smile of a Child? Well, Smile of a Child is a charity that helps children in Greece that have life-threatening illnesses. It also holds a worldwide search for missing children.

• Have you heard of Smile of a Child before?
• Have you supported Smile of a Child before?

If you said No to both of those questions, then this is the guide for you.

This is Andreas Giannopoulos. He was 10 years old, and he was threatened by a serious health issue in 1995. He went on the Greek program “Red Card”, hosted by a man called George Papadakis. The

host dedicated the whole of the show to him, and asked him about his condition, and how he felt. This is what Andreas replied:

“We all know of and talk about children living on the streets that don’t smile. They don’t smile, because they don’t have money to buy toys, they don’t have food, and some of them don’t even have parents. Stop just talking about them and start thinking and taking action instead. Let us join efforts and give generously to children, regardless of whether their origin is from Albania or the color of their skin is black; let’s give all kids the smile they rightfully deserve. This Organization will be called “The Smile of the Child”. Come on then! If we all stand united, we will succeed!”
 
Those were the words of an ill 10 year old. A few weeks after the show aired, Andreas died. The Athenian public made his wish come true and created a charity in memory of him, which, as he had hoped, was called Smile of a Child. This charity is funded by the Athenian public, and run by volunteers.

• Has that made you want to support Smile of a Child?
• Would you now donate to Smile of a Child?
• Has this blog changed your mind and made you more aware about Greek children on the streets?

I really hope that you found this blog interesting. If you want to, it would be great to comment on this blog please. Thank you again.