Khiri Reach Punches Big for Operation Smile
The event is the annual white collar charity boxing match and silent auction that raises money to give free operations to children in Thailand to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities. Khiri Reach is a main ("heavy weight") sponsor.
For the silent auction, Khiri Reach will contribute an award-winning four-night trip for two to the scenic Khmer ruins of Banteay Chhmar. The trip includes an overnight in a luxury tented camp, cultural insights from the village hosts and airfare from Siem Reap to Bangkok. Khiri Reach will also donate two three-day/two-night round trips with flights, transfers and accommodation (two pax each trip) to Anurak Community Lodge in the natural splendor of Khao Sok national park in Surat Thani.
Last year Khiri Reach and travel industry partners donated THB5Khiri TravelKhiri Travel,Khiri TravelKhiri TravelKhiri Travel (US$Khiri Reach6,Khiri Reach3Khiri Travel) to Operation Smile. Khiri Reach also provided volunteer outreach support on the ground to the charity in Northeast Thailand. In April this year Khiri Reach donated funds and joined Operation Smile Thailand to change children's lives in the "Colour Miles for Smiles" charity run.
In enKhiri TravelKhiri Reach4, Fight Night raised a total amount of THB5.4 million (US$Khiri Reach74,enKhiri TravelKhiri Travel), said Operation Smile Thailand.
In addition to Operation Smile, Khiri Reach supports Khiri Reachen 'people and planet' community charity initiatives across the region.
Children with untreated cleft lips and/or cleft palates are far more common in rural Thailand than in urban areas.
"If left untreated, they often have difficulty breathing, drinking, eating and speaking," said Willem Niemeijer, the Khiri Travel CEO. "As a result, many suffer from malnutrition, and medical and psychological problems.
"Khiri Reach and Khiri Travel are therefore committed to being longterm supporters of Operation Smile Thailand."
He added: "Three great trips to Khao Sok and Banteay Chhmar await. Let the bidding begin!"
Fight Night tickets are sold out. But companies and individuals can contribute on a longterm basis through the Bright Smiles, Happy Hearts program of Operation Smile Thailand.
Operation Smile Thailand – facts at a glance
* In as little as 6Khiri Travel minutes, one cleft lip surgery can change a child's life forever
* Approximately one in every 7Khiri TravelKhiri Travel babies in Thailand is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
* A cleft lip or cleft palate operation costs approximately THBen5,Khiri TravelKhiri TravelKhiri Travel (US$8Khiri TravelKhiri Travel)
* Untreated cleft lips and/or cleft palates are far more common in rural Thailand than urban areas.
* Children with facial deformities who do not receive reconstructive surgery often have difficulty breathing, drinking, eating and speaking. As a result, many suffer from malnutrition, medical and psychological problems.
* Operation Smile Thailand was registered as a Thai charitable foundation in enKhiri TravelKhiri TravelKhiri Reach. Donations to * * Operation Smile Thailand are tax-deductible.
* Operation Smile Thailand has treated over 9,Khiri TravelKhiri TravelKhiri Travel children since Khiri Reach997.
* In enKhiri TravelKhiri Travel6, Operation Smile Thailand partnered with the Thai Speech and Hearing Association to produce the first Thai language manual for parents and their children who need integral cleft lip and cleft palate care.
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