Orlando CVB Launches World Smile Search, Vacations Giveaway

The Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. (Orlando CVB) has launched a global search for 67 smiling people who will win a vacation to Orlando for World Smile Day on Oct. 1. Sixty-seven is the number of days determined to experience the more than 100 attractions Orlando offers. Winners from around the world will be selected based on written or video submissions sharing how Orlando makes them smile.

Whether it’s a memory of a past experience or a dream of one yet to come, no Orlando smile story is too big or small. Orlando Smile Ambassadors Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos, best friends from New York City who won last fall’s worldwide search to spend 67 days of smiles in Orlando enjoying all that the destination offers, will lead this new search for the 67 people.

Post and Doornbos officially kick-off Orlando’s World Smile Search in New York City on April 23. They will visit cities throughout North America, the U.K. and Europe through Sept. 6 to encourage smile story submissions. Along the way, the Smile Ambassadors also seek to raise $16,750 for the non-profit organization Smile Train, the amount needed to provide 67 smile surgeries for children with cleft lips and cleft palates.

Smile story entries may be submitted now through Sept. 6, 2010 at www.VisitOrlando.com/smile. In addition to the official rules and prize details, the site also features the submitted smile stories, the smile search activities and links to make a donation to Smile Train.