INTERNATIONAL. Airports Council International (ACI) and The Moodie Report, co-hosts of The Trinity Forum 2008, toay announced they will be presenting a donation of US$10,000 to the China operation of international cleft charity The Smile Train.
The organizers had pledged earlier to make a substantial donation to The Smile Train. They chose the much respected China arm of The Smile Train as this year’s event was held in Shanghai.
The amount donated will fund life-changing operations for 40 children.
In a joint statement ACI and The Moodie Report said: “We think it important to give back to society, especially in countries such as China that have proved such warm and hospitable hosts. The 2008 Trinity Forum was the most successful yet and we are delighted to invest a significant amount of the support we had from the travel retail industry in such a great cause.”
Dates and location for next year’s Trinity Forum – now well established as the world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference – will be announced soon. Broad timing is expected to be late February or early March.
ABOUT THE SMILE TRAIN
The Smile Train is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world with cleft lips and palates by providing free surgery, free training for doctors and research to find a cure. Since 1999, they have provided free cleft surgery for more than 210,000 children who could not afford it and have supported hundreds of cleft treatments, training and research programs in more than 64 countries. The average cost of surgery provided by The Smile Train is US$250. Visit www.smiletrain.org for more information.
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