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HONG KONG. The Regal Airport Hotel, by Hong Kong International Airport, has been chosen as the venue for the big travel retail industry fund-raising charity dinner “˜Turning Tears into Smiles’ on 5 October.
All proceeds from the event, co-organised by The Moodie Report and Hugo Boss, are being donated to The Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft surgery programme. It specialises in funding surgeries in developing markets, especially for children.
The Regal Airport Hotel is offering highly preferential rates for the many dinner guests flying into Hong Kong for the occasion. Underlining the hotel’s support and that of Airport Authority Hong Kong for the fund-raiser, the Regal is offering Superior Rooms for just HK$990.00 per room per night (the tariff rate is HK$3,000.00). The rate is subject to 10% service charge and 3% government tax and one American buffet breakfast is included.
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To take advantage of the preferential rates please click here to download the reservation form.
“The Regal has also offered a number of significant discounts to the organisers to help minimise our costs and maximise proceeds to The Smile Train, so we hope that visitors to Hong Kong will support the hotel and create a real sense of industry camaraderie at the venue,” said The Moodie Report Publisher Martin Moodie.
Industry support is continuing to flow in for the dinner. Some 210 guests are now booked with many more expected. In a big boost for the event, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin and his wife Breeda, always great supporters of industry causes, today confirmed their attendance.
Separately, cash donations of over US$65,000 have come in or been pledged, with many more in the pipeline. The latest company to book a table is wines & spirits distributor Maxxium.
“Having seen the magnificent work of The Smile Train first hand in Hyderabad last week, I am even more determined that we drive this critical fund-raiser to new heights,” said Martin Moodie. “Please book your seats or tables, or help us out with cash donations at any level. Every dollar counts to The Smile Train. We also urgently need very high value, innovative and selective items for the silent and live auctions on the night.”
HELPING THE SMILE TRAIN
Maybe you ain’t walked on any highway
You’ve just been flyin’ in the air
But if you’re on that last train to glory
You’ll know you’ve paid your fare
– Last Train to Glory, Arlo Guthrie (1973)
The Smile Train last year offered free cleft surgery to 42,000 children in over 60 countries, particularly developing markets. It costs just US$250 and takes only 45 minutes to change a child’s life – and that of their families – forever.
How can you help? By booking seats or full tables at the 5 October charity dinner (HK$2,000 a seat or HK$20,000 a table) or by pledging donations via e-mail to Martin Moodie at Martin@TheMoodieReport.com or Nadine Heubel at Nadine_Heubel@hugoboss.com.
Pledges can be made at all levels to suit company and individual budgets.
For more information on The Smile Train please visit www.smiletrain.org
MORE STORIES ON THE SMILE TRAIN
Hope restored in Hyderabad – Why The Smile Train needs travel retail’s help – 22/07/07
DFS, King Power, Bacardi climb aboard The Smile Train; first Chinese patient to attend – 06/07/07
Jonathan Holland, Revlon’s Art Miller and Alpha’s Rod Wiltshire ride The Smile Train – 28/06/07
The Smile Train charity dinner picks up pace as ISG Hong Kong leaps onboard – 21/06/07
