P-58

Burn Survivor Retreat

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Project Description

Country: USA

Location: California

Total Budget: $7,000

Area of Focus: Maternal and child health

Activity Type: Health: General

Summary: Providing funding for 2 burn survivors at the week-long Angel Faces Retreat and ongoing Angels in Flight follow-up program.


Angel Faces is a unique non-profit organization founded in 2003 by a Lesia Cartelli, a burn-survivor herself. There is no other similar organization in the United States. There are burn camps, but there are no burn retreats. The organization's mission is to provide 6-day, summer live-in therapeutic retreat that focuses on assisting 25 girls with facial burns or disfigurement to deal with grief, trauma, isolation, family and peer conflict while building their self-esteem and increasing their self-confidence. Exterior injuries are only a tip of the iceberg. Social, familial and other loss issues are usually floating near the surface and need attention. Through workshops and therapy sessions, the retreat instructions and volunteers assist the attendees to develop boundaries, build life-long relationships and give them the tools and communication skills to handle stares and teasing. After the retreat, the girls participate in an ongoing, dynamic "Angels in Flight" program with a structured curriculum that provides continuing education and reinforcement of the skills learned during the retreat and fosters personal growth of the girls. Moreover, the Angels in Flight Program provides a continuing connection between the girls and Angel Faces and each other, and encourages the girls to become ambassadors to other burn survivors. The funds will be used to sponsor 2 burn survivors at $3,500/girl, to the retreat and the follow-up program. The per-person cost covers one week's lodging, food, care and paid therapeutic counseling. The time-line for the Retreat process is as follows: January to May, 2012 is devoted to the indentifing and screening process to select the appropriate attendees. Each of the attendees is carefully selected. At least 1/2 of the girls have burn injuries over 60% of the bodies; a few have burn injuries over 90% of their body surface. The results of the retreat which will occur in June, 2012 will be a community of girls who have been inspired to reach their maximum potential - to gain self-confidence, overcome the trauma of their injuries, conquer feelings of rejection, form meaningful friendships and support-each other.

Project Contact Person

District: 5340

Rotary Club of: La Jolla Sunrise

Primary Contact: Stephen Cross

Email: stephencross@earthlink.net

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2011-12 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

La Jolla Sunrise (5340)

12-Aug-11

$3,000

$3,000

$6,000

Rancho Santa Fe (5340)

17-Apr-12

$1,000

-

$1,000

Total

$4,000

$3,000

$7,000

Project Supporting Documents


[20-Jul-12]
Angel Faces Letter


[12-Jul-12]
Angel Faces Receipt


[20-Jul-12]
Final Report

 

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History Log Entries

12-Aug-11

by Stephen Cross

Grant Published this date.

12-Aug-11

System Entry

Creation of project page.

6-Feb-12

by Stephen Cross

Funds received $3000 from La Jolla Sunrise Rotary. Waiting on promised funds from Rancho Santa Fe Rotary to complete grant.

13-Mar-12

by Stephen Cross

Memo of Understanding signed and submitted.

15-Mar-12

by Stephen Cross

$1000 received from Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Foundation. Funding Complete.

15-Mar-12

by Stephen Cross

Presentation of two checks to Angel Faces totaling $7000. Jennifer Tokatyan, Executive Director of Angel Faces accepted the checks on behalf of Angel Faces. Barbara Gerber and Steve Cross from La Jolla Sunrise Rotary presented the checks at the 3-22-2012 breakfast meeting

before members of the club.

17-Apr-12

System Entry

Pledge of $1,000 by Stephen Cross of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise, District 5340.

17-Apr-12

System Entry

Project is now "Fully Pledged".

17-Apr-12

System Entry

Pledge of $1,000 by Alan Balfour of the Rotary Club of Rancho Santa Fe, District 5340.

17-Apr-12

System Entry

Project reverted to "Published".

17-Apr-12

System Entry

Project is now "Fully Pledged".

14-May-12

System Entry

Project sent for club signatures.

14-May-12

System Entry

Project signed by Stephen Cross.

18-May-12

System Entry

Project signed by Gary Orsa.

22-May-12

System Entry

Project signed by Dee Deloria.

28-May-12

System Entry

Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

28-May-12

System Entry

Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

12-Jul-12

by Stephen Cross

Receipt Page received from Angel Faces Executive Director. Successful Retreat held in June with two additional attendees funded by this grant in attendence.

20-Jul-12

by Dee Doe

All necessary documents submitted and Grant is closed

20-Jul-12

System Entry

Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

20-Jul-12

System Entry

Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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