What You Made Possible, Across Five Countries

Dear Friend, 
 
This past month, something pretty extraordinary happened.
 
Across five countries, Mending Kids teams showed up with one shared goal: to give children access to surgical care they would not otherwise receive.
 
In just a few short weeks, 139 children were mended.
 
Not numbers. Not cases. Kids who can now breathe more easily, heal, and move toward the futures they deserve.
 
From Cambodia to Vietnam, Paraguay to Guatemala to Ghana, our US-based volunteer medical teams deployed across the world to provide care, train local providers, and help build a stronger future for children in need.

In Cambodia, Dr. Lia Jacobson led a two-week ENT mission, performing complex airway surgeries and working side by side with local doctors. Together, they did more than treat patients; they shared knowledge that will continue long after the team has gone home.
 
That same spirit carried into Vietnam, where early conversations are already underway to build a dedicated airway program. Because this work is not just about a single mission, it is about what continues when we leave.
 
In Ghana, 12 children received life-saving cardiac care. Twelve families who now get more time, more birthdays, more everything.

In Paraguay, 15 children born with colorectal conditions received specialized surgeries that are rarely accessible. For their families, this was not just care; it was a turning point.

In Guatemala, nearly 100 children were treated in a single week, supported not only by medical professionals but by teen volunteers from De Toledo High School stepping into service in a meaningful way.

And here at home, one young patient traveled all the way from Cameroon to receive care through our partners at Shriners Children's.
 
Different countries. Different specialties. One shared purpose.
 
This work only happens when people come together, surgeons, nurses, partners, volunteers, foundations, and a community of supporters who believe that where a child is born should never determine whether they have access to life-saving care.
 
And that brings us to this moment.
 
As we gather around the impact of this past month at our Imagine Gala, this is what we are celebrating. Not just an evening, but the ripple effect it creates, the missions it makes possible, the children it reaches, and the systems it helps build.
 
Because every time we say yes to a child, it is because someone, somewhere, said yes to Mending Kids.
 
139 children were mended this month.

Help us reach the next one

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Thank you to our Imagine Gala sponsors