Uptown Consulting Hosts Fundraiser for Operation Smile

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - April 29, 2013 - PRLog -- Uptown Consulting, a privately owned firm that specializes in acquisition and retention management for Fortune 500 companies is proud to announce the success of a recent fundraiser they held for Operation Smile, a children’s medical charity. The cookout took place at the Alpha Mills Clubhouse in downtown Charlotte, NC. Between donations for food and the entry fees for the sporting tournaments, Uptown Consulting was able to raising more than $500 for Operation Smile – almost enough for two children to receive new Smiles.  

“This was just the kickoff for many more Operation Smile events to come. We pledged to raise $5,000 for Operation Smile this year and we thought this would be a fun and relaxing way to start it off,” said Shaun Hogan, president of Uptown Consulting. “In late June, we’re hosting a 5K at Veterans Park called Miles for Smiles and we hope to reach most of our goal that day!”

Operation Smile is an international children's medical charity that heals children's smiles, forever changing their lives. They are a mobilized force of medical professionals and caring hearts who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery and related medical care for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.

“Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft, 1 in 10 of those children will die before their first birthday. The children who survive are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places, they are shunned and rejected and in too many cases, their parents can't afford the surgeries they need to live a productive life. Operation Smile changes so many lives every year and that is why we are committed to raising money for them,” Hogan said.