万豪华东区商务理事会为微笑行动筹得善款22.74万元

East China Business Council Raised 227,435 Charity Fund for Operation Smile

安吉，中国 – 2018年04月9日 –万豪华东区商务理事会联手国际公益组织“微笑行动”（Operation Smile），发起“为爱骑行Cycling for Love ”慈善骑行活动，号召公众一同加入骑行行列，帮助贫困唇腭裂患儿的求医之路。因为每一个善意的举动，都能让孩子们离微笑更近一步。本次微笑行动.为爱骑行活动由浙江安吉JW万豪酒店牵头，通过慈善骑行，慈善挖笋、慈善晚宴及拍卖、线下捐款等环节，共筹得227,435元善款。所有善款将用于中国贫困地区唇腭裂儿童的救助。

The Marriott East China Business Councils join hands with Operation Smile, a world-wide known charity organization, for launching the “Cycling for Love, Ride for Smile” Charity Event. All cycling recruitment fee will donate to Operation Smile as transportation and operation fees for children with cleft lip or cleft palate in China. Every Small Charity action brings the child one step closer to a smile. The Operation Smile, Cycling for Love charity activities was taken lead by JW Marriott Hotel Zhejiang Anji. This event totally raised 200,000RMBthrough charity cycling, bamboo digging, offline donation, charity dinner and auction. All charity funds raised will use to support the Operation Smile for the cure of underprivileged cleft lip or cleft palate children in rural China.

中国每年有约2.5万-3万名唇腭裂新生儿诞生，也有无数的患者与手术失之交臂。数年来万豪商务理事会支持并见证了微笑行动为中国唇腭裂儿童的救助，今年华东区商务理事会启动了“微笑行动，为爱骑行”慈善活动，华东区商务理事会主席高炜东先生希望借此机会，呼吁更多人关注这个项目以及唇腭裂儿童，希望唤起公众对那些苦于路费而放弃手术的唇腭裂患儿的关注，并帮助他们重新绽放微笑。我们相信：携手共进能够为更多孩子带去微笑。”

There are around 25000-30000 newborn baby with cleft lip or cleft palate each year. There also have numerous children missing the operation chance. “For years, Marriott Business Council have supported and witnessed the enormous help that Operation Smile has provided for children with cleft lip or cleft palate in China. This year Marriott East China business council initiated the “Cycling for Love” campaign; the Councils Chairman Alfred Gao hopes to draw more attention from the public to this particular project as well as to children with cleft lip or cleft palate. He hopes through such collaborative efforts, we will see smiles on more children’s faces.”

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关于微笑行动

微笑行动中国，由国际医疗救助慈善机构微笑行动于1991年在中国设立。微笑行动始终致力于为全球发展中国家的唇腭裂及其他面部畸形患者提供专业、长期、可持续的免费救助。微笑行动中国秉承其全球理念，致力于为中国贫困地区的唇腭裂及其它面部畸形患者提供专业免费的医疗救助。截至目前，微笑行动已经在中国投资达3,000万美元，累计救助超过30,000名唇腭裂患者，并与全国范围内的80多家医院合作开展了手术治疗项目。同时，作为以志愿者为基础的慈善机构，微笑行动在华医疗专业志愿者已达到300名。

About Operation Smile

Operation Smile China was funded by Operation Smile, Inc., the international medical charity in 1991. Operation Smile is committed to providingprofessional, long-term, sustainable surgical procedures for children in low and middle income countries. Following the original philosophy of Operation Smile, Operation Smile China is committed to providing free medical care for sufferers of cleft lip, cleft palates and other facial deformities. To date, Operation Smile has invested over US $30 Mn dollars in China and has helped over 30,000 Chinese children and has conducted surgical programs at more than 80 different hospital locations. As a volunteer based charity organization, Operation Smile has a total of nearly 300 medical volunteers in China.