09/13/2026
Ten years of smiles. Ten years of hope. Ten years of changing lives. 💙✨
Join us on Saturday, October 3rd at The Post Oak Hotel as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Operation Smile Houston Smile Gala, an incredible milestone for our Houston community and the children and families we serve around the world.
We are proud to honor this year’s Humanitarian Award recipients:
John Connor Humanitarian Award
Anne Neeson with the Memorial Hermann Foundation
Corporate Humanitarian Award
Porsche River Oaks and Porsche West Houston, represented by Maria Moncada Alaoui
Medical Visionary Award
Dr. Linda Magill
This milestone evening is led by our Gala Co Chairs Stacey Lindseth and Whitney Kuhn Lawson, alongside Operation Smile Houston Co Founders Sneha Merchant and Viet Hoang.
Our auction is led by Auction Chair Courtney Harmon, with Auction Committee members Brittany Wetterer and Vy Hopkins.
And the celebration doesn’t end with dinner! We are thrilled to welcome celebrity guest and entertainer Carmit Bachar of Pussycat Dolls fame for a very special after party performance. As a proud cleft palate warrior herself, Carmit shares a deeply personal connection to the mission of Operation Smile.
Cocktails 6:30 PM | Dinner 7:30 PM
The Post Oak Hotel
Black Tie
✨ Limited tables and tickets are still available. Join us for this very special 10th anniversary celebration and help us continue transforming lives, one smile at a time.
🎟️ Purchase tickets and tables:
operationsmile.org/houston