To demonstrate how the power of a shared smile can relieve stress and positively energize one's mind, body and spirit, regardless of one's age, gender or socio-economic background, I asked the IRPE members in my class, The Write Way to Miles of Smiles, to serve as Share-A-Smile Ambassadors and distribute Share-A-Smile faces, magnets and bookmarks to anyone, anywhere, anytime and share their experiences in class.

Results to date: joyful experiences, increased smile mileage for every class member & recipient who received any Share-A-Smile material, repeated smiling comments; It works, it really, really works!!! Smiles work wonders!!!

About EDITH NAMM
I am a Counselor, Educator, and Specialized Handwriting Analyst who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brooklyn College, a Master's Degree in Guidance from New York University and was certified as a Specialized Graphoanalyst by the Institutes of Graphological Science, University of Texas in Dallas, Texas.
I have 25 years of experience as a Guidance Counselor with the New York City Board of Education and in 1986 was honored as "The Outstanding Guidance Counselor" in District 21, Brooklyn.
I have over 18 years of experience as a Certified Specialized Graphoanalyst, am a thyroid, breast, colon, liver cancer survivor, who has authored seven books on stress management.

About RITA KAUFMAN
Rita Kaufman holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from New York University, a Master of Science Degree in Education from Brooklyn College and is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. She is a retired teacher with more than 30 years experience teaching Pre-School through grade 1 and junior high school art.