Last April, a group led by PennWest Clarion’s Club Smile embarked on a walk around campus that was less than a mile in distance. Dubbed “A Small Walk for Big Smiles,” the walk produced life-altering results by providing $4,003 in funds raised for cleft lip/palate repair surgeries for 16 children in developing countries.

This year’s Small Walk for Big Smiles begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Keeling Speech and Hearing Clinic, 30 Pinnacle Drive in Clarion. The walk winds its way through and around Clarion’s campus. Club Smile is affiliated with Operation Smile, an international organization that advocates for and provides the care needed by individuals born with a cleft lip or palate. All proceeds from the walk will go to the organization.

Participants can preregister and pay the walk’s $5 admission fee through Venmo via the preregistration link on the website, https://clubsmileswbs2025.wixsite.com/smallwa, or pay in person with cash or check the day of the walk. Tickets will be sold for a 50/50 drawing and for themed baskets donated by PennWest Clarion clubs and sororities. Donations of baskets are still being accepted.