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July 25, 2009 - CCSS Sponsored 'Music Under Evening Skies'

The CCSS sponsored "Music Under Evening Skies" event at Olivera's Coffee & Jucie Bar in Wildomar California was a great success. Numerous area residents enjoyed several evenings of delightfully positive and uplifting music under the warm and beautifully golden Southern California evening sunset.

 

We would like to thank all the performers for offering their exquisite voices for this event, and for taking time out of their busy schedules to entertain area residents and Olivera's Coffee patrons. We would especially like to thank Iari, who traveled to Souther California from the Bay area. We are honored that you would take time out of your schedule to travel such a great distance.

 

CCSS would also like to thank Olivera's Coffee & Juice Bar baristas and owner, Lisa, for graciously providing their facilities and friendly service for "Music Under Evening Skies" performers and guests. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

 

CCSS would like to thank Joseph and Lisa Rountree, Miles, Andrew, Junior, Grace, Lucy, Kansas, Emily, Ryan, Dustan, Brent and Chris for providing their musical talents.

 

A very special thank you to Emily Martin who organized the entire Music Under Evening Skies event, and Sam Martin for designing the breathtaking event artwork.
July 11, 2009 - Philippines Medical/Dental Clinics

Volunteers for Children's Corrective Surgery Society's medical team arrived in Manila Philippines on June 25, 2009 for CCSS's annual trip to provide medical and dental care to local villagers on the mainland, as well as the island of Mindanao.

 

This year's trip was especially exciting for our team of volunteers, as television crews arrived to broadcast the basketball games arranged between American athletes who volunteered their skills and the Philippines' National Basketball Association's top team. As basketball is the favorite sport throughout the Philippines, many spectators arrived to watch these two teams face off. These televised games reached all over Asia via a national network station.

Additionally, reporters interviewed team leader June Canoy at one of the CCSS medical clinics, which was televised throughout Asia as well.

 

Over their two and half week stay in the Philippines, CCSS medical teams provided dental and medical treatment to over 1,500 children. CCSS shipped several thousand dollars worth of medications for the free medical field clinics.

 

CCSS would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time, skills, and finances to participate in the medical clinics and basketball games. With your help, CCSS was able to bring a ray hope to many lives that were touched through the gifted services you provided throughout your stay. CCSS would also like to thank the Philippines government and citizens for their hospitality.
June 19, 2009 - CCSS Launches New Website

CCSS is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! A lot of care has gone into the planning of our new and improved web presence; we have designed it to provide visitors with all the tools necessary to learn more about CCSS, and about how they may get involved.

 

Check out some of the new features we now offer, such as Twitter posts, online donations and a fast and easy way to subscribe to our monthly newsletter.

 

Be sure to drop us a line at webmaster@ccsscoad.org and let us know what you think!
June 7, 2009 - Tijuana, Mexico Surgical Clinic

A CCSS field team performed corrective surgeries in Tijuana, Mexico on June 5th and 6th, in which 19 individuals received hope for a bright new future! Those who traveled a great distance in order to receive corrective surgery will remain in Tijuana as they recover.

 

CCSS Patient Care Coordinator Mary Ortiz assists patients by opening her home and providing recovery facilities. Ms. Ortiz is a previous CCSS patient, and has been volunteering her time and services for over 16 years to CCSS International Field Programs.

April 5, 2009 - Mexicali, Mexico Surgical ClinicS

CCSS medical volunteers conducted 42 corrective surgeries in Mexicali, Mexico on April 3rd and 4th. Lives were changed for 41 children and 1 adult with the assistance of our gifted and loving medical volunteers.

 

Local clowns volunteered their whimsical talents, entertaining the children. Their presence helped to keep the children and parents calm, as their minds were kept from the upcoming surgeries.

 
CCSS volunteers enjoyed a wonderful luncheon prepared by a group of local women. The wonderful gesture was simply to say "thank you" to all our volunteers, and to express how much they appreciate what CCSS is doing for the children of Mexicali and it's surrounding villages. CCSS would like to give special thanks to the Lucerna Hotel in Mexicali, who provided us discounted rooms. This beautiful hotel was a pleasant retreat for the tireless surgeons, doctors, nurses and others who offered their services. This removed the burden for our surgical teams, who typically wait two hours to cross the border into Mexico each day for the surgical clinic.