Leading advocate for the moving and storage industry contributes services for international children’s charity’s relocation to 633 Third Avenue
The Metropolitan Movers Association (MMA), has provided relocation services to international children’s charity Smile Train, in which the service fee was donated directly back to Smile Train to assist children in need.
Smile Train,the world’s largest cleft charity, has relocated its office from 41 Madison Avenue, New York City to a renovated floor at 633 Third Avenue. MMA’s scope of services, provided as a charitable contribution for the relocation of Smile Train, included the relocation of 53 employees including storage, filing, and personal contents, all IT equipment, 39 pieces of furniture, disconnect and reconnect services for 53 workstations including monitors, docking stations, and other peripheral devices,as well as packing materials.
Smile Train’s Mission
Smile Train is an international children’s charity with a sole mission to fund cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children in developing countries. These surgeries allow for these children to breathe, speak and eat better as a result.
“This is a significant contribution on the part of the Metropolitan Movers Association,and one that will forever change the lives of 100 of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable children and their families,”said William J. Horan, Senior Vice President, Operations of Smile Train.
MMA’s Commitment to the Community
“We believe in Smile Train’s mission and hope to continue our support,” said Craig Robbie, senior executive of MMA. “The MMA and its member companies are deeply committed to giving back to the community, and over the years have made monetary contributions and furniture donations to a variety of organizations and causes. This year the MMA has launched its new philanthropic initiative, MMA Cares, which donates furniture and storage items to humanitarian organizations in the greater New York area, and we are pleased to support Smile Train’s commitment to help children around the world.”
About Metropolitan Movers Association
The Metropolitan Movers Association, Inc. (MMA), comprised of Local 514 (Brotherhood of Amalgamated Trades) and Local 1212 (United Service Workers Union, International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades), is a nonprofit organization representing the most qualified and professional firms providing relocation, storage and related services to a broad range of companies in the Greater New York City area. MMA is the leading advocate for the moving and storage industry in New York City, and a guardian of free market values within the industry. Learn more about MMA at www.metmovers.org.
About Smile Train
Smile Train provides free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children in developing countries. Through training local doctors and empowering partner hospitals around the world, we advance a sustainable solution and scalable model to treat clefts, drastically improving children’s lives, including their ability to eat, breathe, and speak over time. To learn more about how Smile Train's sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit www.smiletrain.org.
