| Mission Statement |
Angel Faces is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide healing retreats and ongoing support designed to inspire adolescent girls with severe facial disfigurements to achieve their optimum potential and develop meaningful relationships for themselves, their families and their communities.
 Painting by Angel Faces participant, Amanda - age 13
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We apologize for the misspelling of one of our sponsors
mentioned in our October 2009 newsletter. The correct spelling of the
company is: Kryolan Corporation.
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| A note from Lesia Cartelli, Founder and Director |
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Dear
Friend: 
I recently
attended the American Burn Association annual meeting in Boston, and was able
to connect with colleagues from various burn centers across the country. We value the partnerships we have with these
specific centers and agencies and applaud the incredible work they do for burn
patients; from acute treatment, to complex burn reconstructive surgeries, to conducting
various post-op specialized therapies. I
honor their skills, expertise, knowledge, and compassion for their patients. A heartfelt thank you to all of the burn team
members; doctors, nurses, therapists, directors, and specialists that work so
hard for the care of the burn injured. These
same people have referred their patients to Angel Faces because they see the
value in what we teach their adolescent female patients to create the life they
want after their injury.
"Angel Faces is a
uniquely effective program. After attending the Angel Faces retreat, I
have seen dramatic changes in my patients' quality of life, particularly in
their improved self-esteem and much greater confidence socially".
Robert J.
Spence, M.D.
National Burn Reconstruction Center
Good Samaritan Hospital
Here is a list of the medical centers, burn centers and
agencies that we currently partner with:
Akron Burn Center, OH
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, CA
Arizona Burn Center, AZ
The Burn Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital, AR
British Columbia Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation, British Columbia,
Canada
Burned Children Recovery Foundation, WA
Children's Hospital of Orange County, CA
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
Denver Children's, Denver, CO
Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Joseph M. Still Burn Center, Augusta, GA
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, Encinitas, CA
National Burn Reconstruction Center - Good Samaritan
Hospital, MD
Parkland Health & Hospital System, Children's Medical
Center, Dallas, TX
Saint Vincent's Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Los Angeles, CA
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, OH
University of California San Diego, CA
If
you are with a medical center or foundation and are interested in partnering
with Angel Faces, please contact us by phone at: 760-846-6280, or by email at:
info@angelfacesretreat.org.
Thank you for all you do,
Lesia Cartelli
Founder and Director
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