With the help of kulula fans, the low-cost airline, in partnership with The Smile Foundation, has raised over R800 000 that will grant 60 disadvantaged children the opportunity to receive brand new smiles. During the first kulula Smile Week, which runs 31 October-4 November 2011, 30 children will undergo life-changing facial reconstructive surgery at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Apart from cleft lip and palate repairs, numerous other reconstructive surgical procedures will take place during this week, performed by Prof George Psaras, medical director of The Smile Foundation and the team from the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Wits University. The kulula website provides fans with a platform to donate while purchasing their tickets. And thanks to their support, donations between R20 and R200 grew to R800 000 in under a year. For more, go to www.smilefoundation.co.za or contact 0861ASMILE.
