The Smiles Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to deliver-ing toys during the holidays to underprivileged children in Latin America. Our philosophy is based on the premise that this one gift children receive might be the only gift and hope of their holiday season. Alfonso Jaramillo founded the organization in 1992 to help children in Colombia.

In 2008, Miami based Architect and Green Design Specialist; Patricia Calasich joined the group to expand its mission to include Bolivia, her home country, to deliver thousands of holiday gifts and school supplies through Smiles Foundation Bolivia.

The Smiles Foundation continuous to build relationships with other non-for-profit organizations to channel resources in an efficient and reliable manner to help children in need in Latin America.

To contribute towards making a difference among underprivileged children in Latin America, Smiles Foundation raises funds during the Night for Smiles, an event held every year in the City of Miami that is sponsored by different local organizations, private businesses and the support of friends and family members.

The funds collected at the Night for Smiles are distributed among different non-profit organizations in Colombia and Bolivia.

This year, in order to raise greater awareness and support for children in Colombia, The Smiles Foundation has partnered with Soccer for Peace. The funds raised during The Night for Smiles will be distributed among different interventions from “Futbol con Corazon “ in Colombia. Following our tradition of putting smiles in underprivileged children in Colombia, through this year’s event, we will provide 155 children from “Futbol con Corazon” Rebolo’s intervention (Barranquilla’s most vulnerable neighborhood) with nutritious meals, soccer coaching under the program’s “soccer for peace” guidelines, and civic and life skills workshops during a year.

The funds raised during “The Night for Smiles” will also benefit 5 non-for-profit organizations in Bolivia, which work with children at risk in the poorest regions of the country. The funds will provide them with holiday gifts, school supplies, new shoes, food supplies, medicines and facility improvements benefiting more than 600 children and giving them the opportunity for a better future.

The Night for Smiles is an opportunity to make a child smile and give hope for a better life. At the same time, it gives you the opportunity to get together with personalities connected to the Latin American community in Miami.

In 2013, Smiles Foundation is celebrating its tenth consecutive year of activities and the organizers are exceeding all expectations for its guests