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From Guilford to Oaxaca: Simply Smiles

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

By: Pam Johnson
Publication: Shore Publishing
A new volunteer group, Simply Smiles-Guilford, hopes to create a helpful connection between Guilford and a village in Oaxaca, Mexico, beginning with a service trip this summer.

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Monroe Minister Shifting Focus to Serving Impoverished Children

Friday, January 14th, 2011

The Monroe Courier
By Brad Durrell

Monroe minister shifting focus to serving impoverished children; Monroe Congregational’s Rev. Peter Allen gives last sermon

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Bryan Nurnberger To Receive Living Waters Award

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Bryan Nurnberger, President and Founder of Simply Smiles, will be awarded the Living Waters Awards by the Connecticut Conference of the UCC.

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Church Volunteers Help Families In Mexico

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

The Republican American
By Kurt Moffett

The project was spearheaded by Simply Smiles, a nonprofit organization based in Central Connecticut that looks to improve the lives of impoverished children.

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To Give A Man A Home: Choate’s Service Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Bulletin
Choate Rosemary Hall Alumni Magazine

Choate Rosemary Hall had been looking for an ongoing service outreach and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.

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Students Embark on Spring Service Trip To Mexico

Friday, April 10th, 2009

By Antea DeMarsilis ’11
News Reporter
The News – Choate Rosemary Hall

The Choate group completed a house for an Oaxaca resident named Renato in a mere three days. This noteworthy achievement was the fastest construction job Simply Smiles has seen to date.

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Sharing Smiles

Friday, April 10th, 2009

The News Times

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Residents Bring Smiles To Orphans In Mexico

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The Monroe Courier
by Karen Dydzuhn

The Monroe Congregation missionary trip is part of Simply Smiles, a non-profit organization created by Bryan Nurnberger to help impoverished children.

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Washington Group Helps Mission in Oaxaca, Mexico

Friday, July 18th, 2008

The Litchfield County Times
by Claire Franjola

Recently, a group of Spanish-speaking Shepaug Valley High School students flew to Casa Hogar, where they were able to communicate and play with the kids, and successfully built a house in the dump in just three days.

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Bethel Students Gets New Outlook On Life

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Danbury News-Times
By John Pirro

Sara was one of eight high school students from across Connecticut who went to Mexico last month as part of Simply Smiles, a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by Bryan Nurnberger of Naugatuck.

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