MyFace

06/22/2026

🍦 School’s out, summer’s here!

The myFace Brotherhood is proud to host an afternoon of ice cream, conversation, and connection for all of our NYC community members as we celebrate the end of another school year and welcome summer together.

📍 Café Joyeux, 599 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
🗓️ Monday, June 29, 2026
⏰ 4:30 PM–6:30 PM

We hope to see you there!

🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/NYIceCreamRSVP

06/22/2026

🎬 “Don’t Look Away” is a powerful documentary by Joseph Lingad that follows Corey Taylor’s experience navigating life with a facial difference.

myFace will be partnering with JCC Chicago at this year’s ReelAbilities Festival where “Don’t Look Away” will be one of the many film showings.

After the showing myFace Chicago’s Rena Rosen will be leading the talkback for the film.

📍 Wayfarer Theater, Highland Park
📅 June 26 • 7:00 PM CST

🎟️ jccchicago.org/reelabilities

06/22/2026

Races for Faces is BACK this year on September 27th! Get your running shoes because you won’t want to miss this!

🔗 Learn more: www.racesforfaces.org

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to one of the myFace stars at our gala earlier this month, Nathan Owen, and every father who navigates their child’s craniofacial journey with care, compassion, and love ❤️

06/18/2026

A story that inspired millions. A program that’s making a difference.

Based on “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio, the Wonder Project teaches students the power of kindness, empathy, and respect for all differences.

🔗 Learn more about how you can bring the Wonder Project to your school: www.myface.org/wonder

🎤 Interested in becoming a presenter? Applications are now open for the Wonder Academy, a training program for members of the craniofacial community to become Wonder Project presenters: https://forms.gle/Y1ofpd3ULxh5xdMX8

06/17/2026

Join us as we come together to celebrate Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness Month at the myFace Is Beautiful Exhibition 💙

Experience powerful stories and inspiring DIY art boards created by members of the myFace community, celebrating confidence, connection, and self-expression.

📍 You Are Beautiful Store, Chicago
🗓️ Saturday, July 11
⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/myfaceyabrsvp

06/17/2026

Meet Jameson Gerrity, county champion wrestler, tomorrow at our Fireside Chat alongside Dan Elston, former tennis player and current myFace consultant. Together they’ll share their journeys of resilience in athletics and life with facial differences.

📅 Thursday, June 18�🕛 12:30 PM–2:30 PM�📍 Harvard Club, New York City

🎟️ RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/June18FiresideRSVP

💝 Can’t make it? Consider donating to help us foster more meaningful conversations and provide support and resources to the craniofacial community: https://www.myface.org/givenow/

06/16/2026

🍦 Celebrate the start of summer with myFace Chicago! Join us for ice cream and learn about the programs, resources, and support available to families throughout the Midwest.

📅 Sunday, June 28, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
📍 Jeni’s Ice Creams, 5306 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ChicagoIceCreamRSVP

06/16/2026

There’s still time to RSVP for our upcoming Fireside Chat this Thursday: https://tinyurl.com/June18FiresideRSVP

Join us for an inspiring Fireside Chat with Jameson Gerrity and Dan Elston as they share their experiences navigating life with craniofacial differences, overcoming adversity, and finding strength through sports and community.

📅 Thursday, June 18
🕛 12:30 PM–2:30 PM
📍 Harvard Club, New York City

Jameson Gerrity is a county champion wrestler whose determination has carried him through more than twenty reconstructive surgeries and onto the mat at an elite level. This fall, he'll continue his wrestling career in college while pursuing sports management.

Dan Elston, myFace consultant, advocate, and President of the myFace Brotherhood, will share insights on identity, resilience, and men's mental health through the lens of his experiences as a Division I tennis player and professional navigating life with facial scarring.

🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/June18FiresideRSVP

06/15/2026

👣 What if the biggest barrier to belonging is the way we see others?

Born with a rare condition that has required more than 50 cranial reconstructive surgeries, 36-year-old Corey is searching for love, acceptance, and the chance to live an ordinary life in a swipe-left, swipe-right world.

🎬 "Don't Look Away" challenges us to examine our assumptions and consider who misses out when we turn away from people who look different.

💬 Stay after the screening for a 45-minute interactive workshop presented in partnership with MyFace, an organization supporting individuals with facial differences and their families.

Join us at the ReelAbilities Chicago Film Festival and experience a story that inspires empathy, understanding, and inclusion. ❤️

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Don't Look Away

📅 Friday, June 26
⏰ 7pm
📍Wayfarer Theaters, Highland Park
🎟️ Get Tickets: https://utm.guru/upPy1