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Home > NewsNewsTrue Oomyim campaign raises 240,000 Baht in third month25 October 2009
Launched in August of 2009, True’s Oomyim campaign raised more than half a million Baht in donations for Operation Smile Thailand during its first two months and has raised almost one-quarter of a million Baht in its third month. The ongoing support partnership involves placement of Operation Smile Thailand donation boxes at 132 True coffee shops and True payment shops nationwide. Learn more about True’s Oomyim campaign by visiting our Events page. Cocktails + Cones supports Operation Smile21 October 2009
Plaza Athenee supports Operation Smile Thailand through its monthly afterwork cocktail function, Cocktails + Cones. Part of the proceeds from the event benefits Operation Smile Thailand. Held at Glaz bar, the event offer signature cocktails, creative canapés, and Movenpick icecream with freshly made waffle cones. Join the next Cocktails + Cones on 25 November 2009 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Learn more and stay updated by joining the group “Cocktails + Cones Events” on Facebook.com Central Retail brings new smiles and international medical volunteers to Surin2 November 2009
As part of its continuing support for Operation Smile Thailand, Central Retail Corporation Co., Ltd. (Central) again generously sponsored an international mission in Thailand. International volunteers from the US, UK, Australia, India, Canada, and Holland joined a Thai team of medical volunteers to give the gift of a new smile to over 80 patients at Surin General Hospital. Other volunteers on this heart-warming mission included middle school students from International School of Bangkok's (ISB) Smile Club and Central’s own CSR team. As ISB students distracted crying children by playing with them, Central volunteers dedicated themselves to recording and processing information for the 140 patients screened during the first day. Led by Khun Busaba Chirathivat, Central’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications, the team of over 15 CSR volunteers diligently spent the first day filling out paperwork, handing out gifts, entertaining crying children, and assisting in other areas of the patient in take processes. On the following days Central CSR team continued to help ease patient anxiety by visiting and playing with children in the pre and post operation areas. Central also encouraged members of the public who wish to receive consideration for support from Central’s CSR program to contact the CSR program department at 02-100-9794. Areas supported by Central’s CSR program include Education, Historical Sites, Community, Sports and Health, and Green Lifestyle. ISB students Smile Club’s overwhelming success1 November 2009
Middle School student members of International School of Bangkok (ISB) Smile Club succeeded yet again in making Operation Smile patients and volunteers smile with happiness and appreciation. Over 10 ISB Middle School students traveled to Surin province during Operation Smile’s latest international medical mission. The mission was sponsored by Central Retail and brought over 22 international volunteers from six different countries to work with Thai medical volunteers to provide surgery to over 80 patients at Surin General Hospital. The Middle School Smile Club members prepared for the mission by gathering stuffed animals and plush toys to add to “Smile Bags” of necessities given to patients who must sleep at the hospital to prepare for surgery. On screening day ISB Smile Club members helped distract and appease crying children by playing with them during screening day. Students showed smaller children how to play games, create pictures with stamps, blow soap bubbles, and create art and craft pieces. On the following day ISB students had the opportunity to observe a surgical operation. The students later had an interesting Q&A session with medical volunteers about the surgery they observed. The 10 Smile Club students who helped prepare for and volunteered at the mission were: Nicole Levi, Chris Bunker, Owain Davies, Sanjana Balachandran, Ciel Sriprasert, Natasha Williams, Becky Bradley, Julie Kim, Liana Brown, and Siska De Paz. In addition to the students’ efforts, many ISB parents helped welcome the international mission volunteers by baking goodies for volunteers to enjoy during the mission. Allayne Clegg helped to organize the baking efforts. Bakers included Stacey Dehmer, Susan Meyer, KarenKay Hall, Diane McAlhany, Jenn Bloch, Sabine Mau, Kellie Wilson and Leslie Hinson, and Jeff and Tonya Bordenave and many, many more. Le Club Plaza membership helps support Operation SmilePlaza Athenee Bangkok’s membership programs benefits Operation Smile Plaza Athenee Bangkok is offering two exciting membership programs with many valuable opportunities and discounts, part of the proceeds from which benefit Operation Smile Thailand. The first program includes three complimentary meals, a complimentary night’s stay at Plaza Athenee, complimentary wine tasting, a day pass at Spa Athenee Fitness Club, 50% dining discount vouchers, and yearlong discounts at the hotel’s food, beverage, and service outlets for a mere 6,999 Baht per year. The second program adds Wine Ambassador status, entitling the member to additional savings in wine related spending at the hotel including a 30% discount at wine tasting events. Benefits and discounts for the second program can be yours for 7,999 Baht per year. To ensure that Operation Smile Thailand receives part of the proceeds, please email us your name and application or note “Operation Smile Thailand” on your application form. Please visit http://upg.starwoodpromos.com/?u=32BF09809AA22F1 for complete details and an application form for Le Club Plaza application and visit http://upg.starwoodpromos.com/?u=962495D276DF29E for details on the application with Wine Ambassador status. Chevron creates 50 smiles; opens Speech Camp20 October 2009
Chevron’s first sponsorship of Operation Smile Thailand has resulted in the launch of two simultaneous efforsts in Nakorn Si Thammarat province, a surgical mission and a speech camp. The surgical mission at Maharaj Nakorn Si Thammarat Hospital in Nakorn Si Thammarat province will provide life-changing cleft palate and cleft lip operations to 40 patients. In addition to and concurrent with the surgical mission, a speech camp sponsored by Chevron will also be taking part at Maharaj Nakorn Si Thammarat Hospital. The speech camp will be conducted by 10 of Thailand’s leading speech therapists. Fifty children who had received cleft palate and cleft lip operations in the past will receive speech therapy at the speech camp over the course of four days. Speech therapy is one form of post-operation care that is much needed but scarcely found. Children with cleft lips and cleft lips often have speech impediments. Although cleft palate and/or cleft lip surgery may correct physical conditions, children with speech impediments nonetheless require therapy and practice in how to use the repaired palate or lip to speak properly. Chevron’s support of the speech camp ensures that children who received operations on prior occasions are more fully healed – that they can eat, drink, and talk as normally as possible. Chevron’s employee volunteers helped to make the speech camp more fun and educational for the children by entertaining the children and providing assistance to the therapists. BPS Student Philanthropy brings hope to scarred child9 October 2009
Over the past year, members of the Bangkok Patana School (BPS) Operation Smile Club have dedicated themselves to raising funds for a special young boy in Chiang Mai. Nong Sit was seen on a previous Operation Smile Thailand mission to the region and found a special place in the hearts of these BPS students. Nong Sit began his life as a normal child in a small village in rural Chiang Mai. When he was about one month old, Nong Sit suffered burns to his face and feet when the cloth his mother had wrapped him in accidentally caught fire. Luckily, the traditional, heavy wrapping used to carry babies on mother’s backs was thick enough to protect Nong Sit’s body but not his face and feet. Nong Sit was shunned by his own community and unable to lead a normal childhood. Nong Sit has since moved to Chiang Mai city where he has undergone two surgeries at government hospitals. Unfortunately, the two surgeries resulted in infection and additional scarring. The 250,000 Baht raised by students of BPS will provide Nong Sit with much needed additional surgeries to correct problems from both the original burn and subsequent operations. This October, two teachers and six students from BPS travelled to Chiang Mai to visit Nong Sit - friendly but shy, Nong Sit eventually revealed to his new friends that he dreamed of serving in the Navy one day. The students of the BPS Smile Club are already planning their second visit to Chiang Mai to see the results and life changing experience NongSit is about to embark upon. Marriott Mayfair employees help children smile5 October 2009
Marriott Mayfair Langsuan is an all-suite service apartment located in central Bangkok. In addition to a great location and superb service, employees of the hotel are especially generous as well. On October 5 2009 the employees of Marriott Mayfair Langsuan presented a check worth 33,000 Baht to Operation Smile Thailand. The donation is part of Mayfair Langsuan’s employees’ ongoing effort and commitment to helping Operation Smile change the lives of children in Thailand. The generous donations of Mayfair employees this year have so far helped to create more than 10 new smiles among Thai children. Amway sponsors 5th mission to Yasothorn14 September 2009
Amway (Thailand) and Operation Smile Thailand returned to Yasothorn again this year, making it Amway’s fifth mission to Yasothorn. Over 132 patients received operations at Yasothorn Hospital, bringing the total number of cases sponsored by Amway over the last five missions to approximately 1,300 patients. Led by Dr. Apichai Angspatt, Operation Smile Thailand’s medical volunteer team completed procedures for cleft lips, cleft palates, burns, and removal of extra digits. Amway’s team of volunteer Amway Business Owners assisted greatly on the screening and operating days by helping with administrative tasks and by entertaining the frightened children. Amway’s success as a direct sales company offering quality products remains unparalleled in Thailand. As part of Amway’s success in Thailand, the company and its Amway Business Owners have continuously sought ways to give back to the community. The company has been a long-term partner of Operation Smile Thailand in helping to improve the lives of children in Thailand. Chevron and its employees create more smiles14 September 2009
The latest of Operation Smile Thailand's partners is new corporate sponsor Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. Chevron has been supporting Operation Smile Thailand through the company's donation together with a two-month fundraising campaign amongst employees, resulting in a total donation sum of 1,453,601 Baht. Out of the total donation, Chevron donated 1 million Baht and the remaining 453,601 Baht was donated by Chevron employees. Employees from all locations of Chevron operations in Thailand (including Bangkok, Songkhla, Sattahip, Nakhon Si Thammarat and offshore facilities) made contributions via a variety of fundraising activities. Part of the donated sums will be used to fund a medical mission and a speech camp to be held in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in October. True Oomyim campaign increases support and awareness30 August 2009
Launched in August of 2009, True’s Oomyim campaign raised more than half a million Baht in donations for Operation Smile Thailand during its first two months. The campaign has also increased awareness of Operation Smile Thailand’s mission. The support partnership involves placement of Operation Smile Thailand donation boxes at 132 True outlets nationwide where informational pamphlets are also available to consumers. The 132 outlets include True Coffee shops and payment centers in Bangkok and larger provinces. Planned use of donated funds will focus on sponsorship of complex and special individual cases which require more than one routine operation. True’s Oomyim campaign encourages True service employees to connect to consumers through cheerful service, thereby encouraging consumers to make donations to Operation Smile Thailand. True Corporation is composed of True Move, True Online, True Money, True Vision, and True Life, encompassing several aspects of the telecommunications and media sectors. Learn more about True Corporation at www.truecorp.co.th. DTAC sponsors 20 smiles26 August 2009
Operation Smile Thailand, in conjunction with Total Access Communication PLC or DTAC, was able to provide surgery to 20 children in Chonburi province on 26 and 27 August 2009. The surgeries were performed at Chonburi Hospital over three days. AIA sponsors 1,000th smile in Thailand18 August 2009 A supporter of Operation Smile Thailand since 2004, AIA will sponsor its 1,000th smile in Thailand this month. The mission to Khon Kaen province is the third of AIA-sponsored Operation Smile Thailand missions this year. Over 80 patients will receive the life-changing gift of a cleft palate or cleft lip operation. The two previous missions this year were to Pitsanulok and Srisaket provinces where a combined total of over 120 patients received treatment. AIA believes in bettering the local community and supports s Operation Smile Thailand as part of its efforts to help improve public health in Thailand. Learn more about AIA at www.aia.co.th. Birthday Merit-making creates smilesOn 15 July 2009 model and television host Khun Grace Mahadumrongkul and friends visited the offices of Operation Smile Thailand to make a generous donation of 80,000 Baht.
The group of caring friends had collected the sum at Khun Nunthamalee Pirompukdee’s birthday party where, instead of presents, the host had placed a donation box at the entrance and asked that guests make a donation to Operation Smile Thailand in lieu of gifts. Later, Khun Tumrong Mahadumrongkul, Khun Vorawut Pirompukdee, and Khun Grace Mahadumrongkul made additional contribution to sums in the donation box, bringing the total amount to 80,000 Baht. If you would like to learn how your next auspicious event or celebration can help heal facial deformities and make children smile, please contact Operation Smile Thailand. AIA sponsors 40 smiles in Sisaket25 April 2009
AIA’s commitment to supporting Operation Smile Thailand and improving Thai society was demonstrated again with AIA’s sponsorship of a second mission this year. AIA sponsored a medical mission where 40 patients received the gift of a smile in Sisaket province. The patients received life-changing operations from a volunteer team of three doctors and two nurses. AIA has sponsored three medical missions in Thailand this year. The third mission to Khon Kaen province is scheduled for 18 August 2009. AIA sponsors 80 smiles in Pitsanulok19 March 2009 The first of three AIA sponsored medical missions with Operation Smile Thailand this year was recently completed at Buddhachinarat Hospital in Pitsanulok province. The team of medical volunteers provided operations to correct cleft lips and cleft palates for 80 patients. As a long-term supporter of Operation Smile Thailand, AIA will have helped Operation Smile Thailand give the gift of a smile to over 1,000 patients by the end of this year. AIA’s outstanding generosity will help to sponsor two additional missions in 2009. ISB students and OST bring new smiles to Laos9 February 2009
Definitively demonstrating that children’s generosity and ability to raise funds is no lesser than adults’, International School Bangkok (ISB) student members of Operation Smile Club raised more than 1 million Baht the past school year. In conjunction with Operation Smile Thailand, the ISB fund was able to sponsor a mission to Vientiane, Laos where more than 50 patients received free operations. Led by Sam Zapatka, the ISB Smile Club President, members of the Smile Club helped to raise money during Operation Smile week at ISB with various activities. Students raised money by selling t-shirts, raffle tickets, contests, and games. The raffles and activities are so popular that administrators and teachers often participated in the events as well. Fifteen students from ISB travelled to Vientiane, Laos to volunteer at the medical mission they helped to sponsor and meet the patients whose lives they helped to change. The operations took place at Maria Theresa Hospital, with a team of 26 Thai surgeons and nurses leading the operations. ISB’s Smile Club remains equally active this school year, with chapters in both middle school and high school. AIA annual giving to fund three medical missions in 200930 January 2009
An ongoing and valuable supporter of Operation Smile Thailand since 2004, American International Assurance (AIA) has helped Operation Smile create more than 840 smiles. This year, AIA will help over 200 more Thai children suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates receive the gift of life-changing surgery. AIA’s generous 2.4 million Baht donation this year will help fund three missions in three provinces, namely Pitsanulok, Sisaket, and Khon Kaen. AIA is a firm believer in helping enhance the living standard in local communities. AIA offers a series of insurance and investment products. Learn more about AIA at www.aia.co.th Sony Electronics Helps Children Smile1 August 2008
In the month of August, Sony Electronics is conducting a retail promotion for Sony Cyber-shot® cameras featuring Smile ShutterTM technology at Sony Style® Stores, Sonystyle.com, and other participating retailers. Through this effort, the company will make a $100,000 donation to Operation Smile. The funds will be used to provide free physical examinations and reconstructive surgeries for children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Sony is also donating Cyber-shot digital cameras to help Operation Smile volunteers capture smiles at more than 30 mission sites around the world. Equipped with Sony’s distinctive Smile Shutter technology, the cameras automatically capture a smile when the feature is activated, without having to press the shutter button. The result is snapshots with natural-looking smiles and expressions. “It’s a precious moment when a child comes out of surgery with a new smile, so you don’t want to miss it and you want to get it right,” said Mike Fasulo, Chief Marketing Officer and Corporate Social Responsibility Officer at Sony Electronics. “Sony is in the business of preserving precious memories like these with our industry-leading digital imaging products and we are a proud supporter of Operation Smile.” Headquartered in San Diego, Sony Electronics is a leading provider of audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Learn more at: Sony.com Operation Smile Supports WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative25 June 1008
On June 25th, Operation Smile participated in the global launch ceremony of the World Health Organization’s Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative. Hosted by Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, WHO Regional Director for the Americas, the event highlighted the WHO’s new global campaign to improve the safety of surgical care. The event was attended by ministers of health and world leaders in surgery, anesthesiology and nursing joining together to focus on reducing deaths and complications from surgery globally. During the ceremony, Dr. Randy Sherman, Operation Smile’s Chief Medical Officer, formally announced Operation’s Smile endorsement of the new WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. The list includes simple safety checks that the WHO team has shown could halve the rate of surgical complications. The list is intended to improve anesthetic safety practices, avoid infections and improve communication among members of surgical teams. Operation Smile is one of almost 200 surgery, anesthesia, nursing and patient societies formally endorsing the checklist. Major surgery now occurs at a rate of 234 million procedures per year - one for every 25 people - and studies indicating that a significant percentage result in preventable complications and deaths. "Preventable surgical injuries and deaths are a growing concern," said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO. "Using the checklist is the best way to reduce surgical errors and improve patient safety." Operation Smile’s involvement in the WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative is part of the organization’s broader efforts to advocate for and provide high quality, safe surgery in developing countries. For more information on the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative, please see: http://www.who.int/patientsafety/safesurgery/en/ 84 Children’s Lives Changed Forever In Honor Of Princess Galyani Vadhana13 May 2008 OST received a donation of 1,008,000 THB, on May 13 from Total Access Communication PCL. (DTAC) in honor of Her Royal Majesty Princess Galyani Vadhan, who past away at 84 years of age. This donation will give 84 Thai children who suffer from cleft lips and/or cleft palates a chance to lead a normal life. The medical mission will take place at Bhudhachinnarat Hospital. This is one of DTAC’s corporate social responsibility campaigns called “Tum-Dee-Took-Wan” (Do The Good Deeds Everyday). This campaign, in partnership with radio station Ruam-Duay-Chuay-Gan Happy station, broadcasts on different local stations in many provinces. Through its radio station network, this campaign successfully spread the word about Operation Smile Thailand’s work to the public. The campaign’s goal was to have patients register themselves for surgery by sending an SMS to 1677 number free of charge. In return DTAC donated 10 THB for each SMS received. The result exceeded expectations, as they received more than 200,000 SMS in only three weeks. For more information of HRM Princess Galyani Vadhan go to www.soravij.com/galyani.htm American International Assurance Has Helped More than 600 Thai Children Receive Life Changing Surgery1 May 2008 American International Assurance (AIA) has been an Operation Smile Thailand donor since 2004. AIA has helped more than 600 Thai children suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates receive the gift of life-changing surgery. AIA is a firm believer in helping enhance the local communities’ living standard. In 2008 AIA’s 2.3 Million THB donation to Operation Smile Thailand will fund three medical missions. This donation will provide surgical treatment for 240 patients in the Amnart Chareon, Nakhon Srithammarat, and Si Saket provinces in 2007. |
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