Give a gift of smile

10/10/04 The Star newspapers

I saw an advertisement with the following title
" Give a gift of smile "
by McDonalds

and I saw a passport pic of little girl with cleft lip ..
and I saw on the right side of the advertisement ...
the very same girl with very sweet smile
(unfortunately, I'm unable to post the little girl's photos here)

It prompted me to read further ... and so would like to share
http://www.mcdonalds.com.my/knowinus/community/givesmile.asp

Excerpt from the above URL :
McDonald's Malaysia is now working closely with healthcare partner the Pantai Group of Hospitals, media partner TV3 and corporate partner ING Insurance Berhad to help selected children with cleft lip and palate to undergo corrective surgery nationwide.
This year, McDonald's Malaysia, through its charity arm Ronald McDonald Children Charities Funds of Malaysia (RMCC), and the 3 partners have selected 25 children to receive the Gift of Smile. They are selected based on two main criteria:

• Age of the children (priority is given to children four years and below)
• Children who come from families with a total household income of RM1,000 and below

" little things do make a difference "