Operation Smile at UCSC is part of a nationwide university based effort to raise awareness about the transformative effect of cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries in the lives of affected children worldwide, and to gain support for our larger organization's humanitarian work towards this cause in developing countries! A child’s cleft lip or cleft palate can be repaired for as little as $240 and in as few as 45 minutes, but your gift is more than a surgery. All of Operation Smile's supporters give renewed hope to children and families around the world.