Most successful studios employ one or more charitable marketing strategies in support of worthwhile causes. Why? Here are some important benefits of becoming a PPA Charities Studio that supports Operation Smile:

• Your participation and identity as a PPACH Operation Smile Studio will proclaim to your clients that you are part of an international commitment by PPA Charities to support the life-changing work of Operation Smile, the highly regarded Norfolk, Virginia, charity that provides the gift of surgery to precious children suffering from facial deformities. Many consumers simply prefer to shop with a business that gives back to the community.

• You will become part of a network of PPACH Operation Smile Studios that actively shares fundraising ideas through this website.

• You will experience personal satisfaction from giving your time and talent to those in need, as you make a verifiable difference in the lives of needy children. This is possible because PPA Charities combines your studio’s donations with those of other studios throughout the country, thus increasing your charitable power.
• For each $240 donation you make to PPA Charities on behalf of Operation Smile in 2013, you will be entered into a drawing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to photograph an Operation Smile mission. The drawing will take place on January 11, 2014, at the annual PPA Charities Celebration in Phoenix, the evening before the start of PPA’s Imaging USA convention. To read the heartwarming narratives and view images made by PPA photographers on previous Operation Smile medical missions, click here.