“Kids have a great time and every parent, whether or not they play, always have a great time.” Bring a friend and have fun and win prizes,” Rob added. There will be plenty of food, prizes music and fun, Rob said. Rob and his family are hosting their third Pinball Wizard Tournament at Jilly’s Arcade and the Boardwalk to raise money for Smile Train so that other kids could get the needed operations to live a better life. And none of it would have been possible had it not been for Smile Train. Since then, Rob has had 21 more corrective surgeries for the cleft palate. Smile Train is a nonprofit organization and charity that provides corrective surgeries for children with cleft lips and palates.Ī year later, he was adopted by Jenny and Vince Malfitano, of Ocean City, and he came to the United States. He was just 1 1/2 years old when he had his first surgery from Smile Train, while he was in an orphanage in China. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth and the lip that can cause difficulty eating and speaking. “I do it to give back to others and help these kids, because I was in their shoes at one point.” “I believe what helps drive me to keep fundraising is, I always think about the situation I was in, and what would I have wanted someone to do,” Rob said in an interview Friday. Ocean City teen Rob Malfitano does not pause to ponder what motivates him to host fundraisers to help children receive surgeries for cleft palates. Rob Malfitano hosts fundraisers every year to help kids with cleft palates.
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