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Winning A Vacation To Smile About

Posted: 8/5/2010

What makes you smile? If it's a popular tourist destination, your reasons for smiling could win you a vacation as they did for current Smile Ambassadors Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos.

(NAPSI) - One of the world's most popular tourism destinations is lighting up the world with smiles--and a free vacation for 67 of them.

The Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. is searching for 67 people from around the world who could win a vacation to Orlando for a special world smile event on October 1.

Whether it's a memory of a past experience or a dream of one yet to come, no smile story is too big or small. From braving the fastest roller coaster or hitting a hole in one to volunteering to help others, celebrating a 50th anniversary or dreaming of hugging a favorite character, all smile stories are welcome.

Smile Ambassadors Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos, best friends from New York City who won last year's worldwide search to spend 67 days of smiles in Orlando enjoying all that the destination offers, will lead this new search.

Post and Doornbos will visit cities throughout North America, the U.K. and mainland Europe to encourage smile story submissions.

Along the way, the ambassadors will also seek to raise $16,750 for the nonprofit organization Smile Train, the amount needed to provide 67 smile surgeries for children with cleft lips and cleft palates.

According to DeLois Greenwood, vice president of Smile Train, so many people take for granted the simple act of smiling. "It's something the children that we help are unable to do. For only $250 and in less than 45 minutes, Smile Train truly gives children a second chance at a happy life."

Smile Train is the world's leading cleft charity with thousands of partners and programs in 76 of the world's poorest countries.

Smile story entries may be submitted at VisitOrlando.com/smile.

In addition to the official rules and prize details, the site also features the submitted smile stories, smile search activities and links to make a donation to Smile Train.

Fans can follow real-time updates on Twitter at Twitter.com/SmileSearch or on Facebook at Facebook.com/VisitOrlando.

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