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Black Tie
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An Evening with
Angels
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Angel Faces' founder Lesia Cartelli
(center), surrounded by retreat participants, at the Angel
Faces' retreat last summer.
Photo courtesy: Steve Nosal
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An Evening with
Angels: Where Wounded Girls
Give Thanks for Skills to Take on the World |
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Three
adolescent girls, who suffered severe burns from a Halloween
accident, car crash, and kitchen incident, will share their
stories during a special fundraising dinner at a private
residence in the San Diego area on Saturday, October 6, 2012
from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Katie, Adriana and Larisa involved in separate horrific
tragedies
recently participated in the extraordinary Angel Faces®
program, a
weeklong retreat that helps teenage girls overcome the
stigma of severe facial disfigurements. They will speak
passionately at the third annual Evening With Angels about
their journey and Angel Faces® during the evening's
inspiring program.
Angel Faces® began out of Lesia Cartelli’s own pain. Her
desire to heal from a serious burn injury over 50% of her
face and body at the age of nine in a natural gas explosion
encouraged her to dedicate and create the best possible
program for girls who suffer similar disfiguring burns and
other traumatic injuries.
At the retreat the girls work closely with experts and meet
other girls
facing similar struggles. They learn to use new tools that
will help
them become more confident and able to face what the world
hands them.
Angel Faces® is the only program of its kind in the United
States, and was recently featured on CNN.
Angel Faces® is a national non-profit organization,
headquartered in Encinitas, California, whose mission is to
provide healing retreats and ongoing support for adolescent
girls with burn/trauma injuries to achieve their optimum
potential and develop meaningful relationships for
themselves, their families, and their communities. The
unique retreats and aftercare programs focus on the healing
process within a holistic framework of mind, heart, and
spirit. In addition to art therapy and private,
corrective-cosmetic sessions, the program provides licensed
therapists to help the girls through their loss and trauma
issues, and provides the girls with strategies to handle
staring and teasing. The goal of Angel Faces® is to offer
both a physical and emotional transformation so each girl
walks away with a new confidence and a hopeful outlook
toward the future.
This year’s Evening With Angels event is sponsored by Ranch
and Coast Plastic Surgery, Lutronic, Stone Brewery, Holiday
Wine Cellar, and Lizbeth Ecke and David Meyer.
For more information, please visit the Angel Faces website
at
www.angelfacesretreat.org.
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