MANILA, Philippines - As the season of Christmas revolves around bringing happiness and joy to everyone, Dole Fresh Philippines believes that the best Christmas treat is to rally its consumers towards the cause of helping out. “Supporting Operation Smile, with their mission to help bring back smiles to kids that have cleft lip/palate deformities, we at Dole, would continuously extend this opportunity to our consumers and demonstrate that they too can be a part of this cause, whether through our campaign or at their own initiative,” says Joanna Penaranda - Regional Marketing Team Leader of Dole Asia. “Our partnership with Operation Smile Philippines, dates back to 2003, and we recognize that for mothers alike, our children always come first, precisely because they inspire us to be the best that we can be. This inspiration is the core of owning that positive morning - and our products are aimed at exactly that, to provide you the best and purest form of health and nutrition because you need to continue to live life to the fullest,” she adds. Through the efforts of Dole Philippines and Operation Smile Philippines, the kids, once affected by deformities, will not only be given a reason to smile big; they will also be given the ability to do so, just in time for Santa to see.