May 16th 2007         13TH MISSION TO EKATERINBURG RUSSIA Treating One Face at a Time, One Child at a Time. To learn more please visit our foundation website www.thecanadianfoundation.com

Having volunteered many hours of his time and unique talents, Dr. Adamson has played a significant role in the development and continuing success of FACE TO FACE – a program that provides international humanitarian assistance to impoverished children suffering from congenital or traumatic facial deformities.

Since 1992 surgeons from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) have travelled to 15 countries including China, Mexico, Honduras, Croatia, Belize and Russia. They have shared their skills with local surgeons and nurses to manage cases and create a lasting impact on the communities they've served.

Through these collaborative surgical interventions, the FACE TO FACE program has given hope to countless children who would otherwise have faced a much more uncertain future because of their deformities. Many of these children, in fact, are even reclaimed by their parents and orphans adopted, so corrective surgery is seen as the first step towards helping these innocent youngsters advance towards leading normal, productive lives.

	MAKING A DIFFERENCE, ONE LIFE AT A TIME.
	Having made 14 humanitarian visits to Russia between 1994 and 2006, Dr. Adamson travels every year with AAFPRS surgeons to Ekaterinburg to operate on children, teach local surgeons new skills and work with the AAFPRS collaborating partner, the Bonum Center. Founded in 1956, the Bonum Center facility consists of four separate plants: hospital, kindergarten, school and camp (located approximately one hour from Ekaterinburg).
	Inspirational success stories are one of the most rewarding aspects of this program for Dr. Adamson. For example, after being shot in the face in war-torn Croatia, one 15-year-old Bosnian girl was treated by AAFPRS surgeons who helped rebuild her facial bones and revise her scars. Another 7-year-old Russian boy had been give up as a baby since a rat had bitten off his nose. A team of AAFPRS and Russian surgeons worked side by side to sculpt and graft a new nose for him. The technical knowledge shared with Russian surgeons also provided them with additional skills to better care for other children suffering similar deformities. As Dr. Adamson says, FACE TO FACE has changed this boy's life forever, giving him the opportunity to be a contributing and accepted member of his family and community.
	Dr. Adamson's passionate commitment to FACE TO FACE has played a large role in his ongoing efforts to strengthen the Foundation's financial security, enabling programs to grow and flourish as FACE TO FACE continues to serve those in need around the world.