F ID I C H A RI T Y One of the children treated by Operation Smile Honduras Bernie Villars from OSH and Jackie Stouffer from the FIDI Charity Committee Matthew Somweber and Allyson Nordstrom from the Charity Committee AFFILIATES SMASH OSH US$150,000 TARGET For the past three years, FIDI has been raising funds for Operation Smile Honduras. As the project closed at the FIDI Conference in Amsterdam, Lydia Cope on behalf of the FIDI Charity Committee looks back at the achievement LYDIA COPE, OF THE FIDI CHARITY COMMITTEE 22 FF291JunJul19 pp22-25 Charity.indd 22 T his years FIDI Conference Gala Dinnerbrought the FIDI Operation Smile Honduras (OSH) charity projectto a close. The evening endedwith a final fundraising call-to-action, which saw FIDI Conference attendees donate to OSH for a final time. We are delighted to announce that, as a result of Affiliates generosity, the original target of US$150,000 was surpassed and thetotal raised amounts to more than US$165,000. Since 2015, FIDI has been fundraising for OSH. The FIDI Charity Committee selected this project because its results are tangible and it saves thousands of childrens livesat very low cost. Every US$500 raised covers the cost of surgery for one child and it transforms their lives forever. During 2017 and 2018, three FIDI OSH medical missions took place and 200 children born with WWW. F I D I . OR G 10/05/2019 15:28