UCPB-Chino Roces clients Rex and Cynthia Resurreccion’s friendship with branch manager Armie Garcia has stood the test of time. The young couple knew they can always rely on her for sound advice or assistance. That’s why, when they were looking for a charitable institution to donate the cash gifts that their daughter had received on her birthday, they naturally turned to Armie.
Rex’s and Cynthia’s three-year old daughter, Chesca, was born with a hare lip and a cleft palate. While still an infant, she underwent a successful operation to correct these defects.
Grateful for the blessing, Rex and Cynthia deci-
ded to help another child with the same condition who cannot afford the surgery. When Chesca turned one, they requested their guests to give cash gifts in lieu of toys or clothes so they could give the money to an organization that’s helping cleft children.
Due to their busy schedule, it took them two years to find a suitable recipient. Armie told Rex and Cynthia about Operation Smile Philippines (OSP) and arranged a meeting for them with its officers. On the very day of the meeting, Rex and Cynthia turned over their P20,000 donation to OSP. The donation paid for the surgery of an indigent cleft child, giving that child a chance to live a normal life .
Operation Smile is a volunteer medical service organization that provides free corrective surgery to indigent children with facial deformities. UCPB has been supporting the organization since the 1980s. If you wish to donate to Operation Smile or know someone who does, you may call 811-9739 to 40.
Three-year old Chesca Resurreccion (4th from left) turned over her cash donation to Operation Smile Philippines administrative officer Alma Ajero (extreme right). With Chesca are her parents Rex and Cynthia (1st and 3rd from left) and UCPB-Chino Roces Branch manager Armie Garcia (2nd from left)
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