Dear Ladies,
We have been invited to a Charity Gala Dinner in which all the proceeds go to Operation Smile org. in Abu Dhabi. For those of you have never heard of them, they basically have pro-bono (they work for free) surgents who operate on children born with a cleft (which is a deformity of the upper lip)and basically these doctors operate to give these children the ability to smile and eat properly inorder to lead healthy lives. The university will provide a bus service from campus to and from the event which will start at 8:00PM and end at 11:00PM.
If you would like to register for this event, you would have to go to the Student Affaire office, pay a fee of 100aed that will go to this non profit organisation. there is indeed a deadline which is Thursday 2nd of May 2013.
The Charity Gala Dinner will take place the 5th of May 2013 !!
We are "ASSUMING" that its a black tie event since the word GALA DINNER is mentioned, we are also told that there will be a live orchestra playing in between the courses "meals", and that there are some activities during the event.
We hope that you will support this wonderful cause.
Student Council
Here is a little bit of information on Operation Smile:
Every three minutes a child somewhere in the world is born with a cleft. One in 10 will die before their first birthday. Many of the children who survive live their lives in shame, hiding their faces because of this tragic deformity. Operation Smile was founded on the belief that no child should suffer or die because of a facial deformity.
Operation Smile is an international children’s charity committed to saving lives and allowing children with clefts to smile properly for the first time. We do this by providing free surgeries and after care to those affected. Since our founding in 1982 we have provided more than 200,000 free surgeries to children and young adults around the world and over 2 million comprehensive healthcare evaluations.
Operation Smile UAE is a new Foundation. We have been established since January 2011 and have so far been involved in the following missions:
· Amman, Jordan (Dec 2010)
· Fez, Morocco (March 2011)
· Cebu and Davao, Philippines (Feb/March 2011)
· Mumbai, India (Feb/March 2012)
· Wenshan, China (March 2012)
· In June 2012 we are funding a mission to Amman, Jordan, where we plan to operate on 120 children.
We have held several fund raising events in the UAE which have helped to raise much needed funds. We also have a busy program of volunteer recruitment as we credential and mobilise medical volunteers for attending overseas missions. In addition to this we have recruited hundreds of volunteers with a wide variety of other expertise to help with every aspect of our organisation.
As well as raising funds to carry out overseas missions we put a lot of effort into creating a big social impact here in the UAE. We work hard to increase awareness and raise our profile, to inspire action and to actively participate in our local health communities.
In the short time we have been active we have developed close ties with schools, universities, hospitals and businesses. We have an exciting and busy agenda in the coming weeks and months and we invite you to join us as we seek to bring new smiles to more faces!
