An Evening with Angels: Where Wounded Girls Give Thanks for Skills to Take on the World
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego, CA – 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,
For more information, please visit the Angel Faces website at www.angelfacesretreat.org.
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Trish Stevens
Jillian M. Sachtleben
Ascot Media Group, Inc.
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