Media Advisory - 15 years of Transformation: Beautiful Before & After

TORONTO, May 6, 2014 /CNW/ - Transforming Faces, a Toronto-based charity dedicated to closing the gap in cleft care for children in developing countries, is hosting a fundraising celebration on May 15, 2014.

What? Beautiful Before & After: A fundraiser that celebrates 15 years of Lives Transformed

When? Thursday, May 15 from 6pm

Where? BMO Conference and Event Centre, 68th floor, First Canadian Place, 100 King St. W., Toronto, ON

Who? Join TF supporters, our host Beverly Thomson, Co-Host of CTV's Canada AM, TF's co-founder Jackie Elton, and our Keynote Speaker, Christopher R. Forrest, MD., MSc., FRCS (C), FACS, Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children

Why?  Last year, our event raised $33,000 for cleft lip and palate programs in developing countries.
100% of proceeds will go directly towards our global cleft programs.  Tickets are $80 each. A tax receipt will be issued for $35.

Silent Auction items include a 4-Night All Inclusive Stay for two adults in Punta Cana, courtesy of Melia Caribe Tropical, with airfare, courtesy of RedTag.ca Vacations, among many others.

Tickets can be purchased online (www.transformingfaces.org) or by phone at 416-222-6581.

This event is generously sponsored by the Abbysinnian Foundation and RedTag.ca Vacations.

About Transforming Faces
Transforming Faces is a Canadian charity that empowers local multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free comprehensive cleft lip and palate care for children and adults in developing countries.

100% of donations are directed to comprehensive cleft services, thanks to a private charitable foundation which covers TF's overhead.  All donations over $200 are matched.

SOURCE: Transforming Faces Worldwide

To reserve press passes, please contact: Debbie Silva, Communications Coordinator, Transforming Faces, P: 416-222-6581, [email protected], www.transformingfaces.org