WINTER 2021 Changing lives, one child at a time.

The entire board joins me in thanking business, industry, development and Melanie for her dedicated leadership communication. Operations manager during this time and for growing the Lisa Masterson and communications board and organization to new heights manager Jen Nagorski have developed over the last three years. tools to revolutionize our mission We are always looking to expand planning and engagement with the breadth of our global partnerships, volunteers and donors. Executive but this year we will also focus on the director Megan Sparks will continue depth and variety of support we can to develop and refine the live online offer. We continue to develop strategic lecture series that she spearheaded partnerships, like those that have allowed in 2020 reaching partners in Zambia, From the board chair us to begin 2021 by sending $40,000 Ethiopia and Liberia. in supplies to our Liberian partners at I look back on 2020 with immeasurable For Children’s Surgery International, Firestone Duside Hospital and helping gratitude for the commitment and 2020 was a year of introspection and develop an on-site medical clinic for LEAD ingenuity demonstrated by our partners, re-imagination; 2021 will be a year of Monrovia Football Academy. donors and volunteers. On behalf of the expansion and innovation. Our dedicated surgeon partners in board of directors, thank you for all your In February 2020, the board Ethiopia have shared their stories of contributions to CSI. We head into 2021 undertook the work of updating our independent success. Their ability to looking for new ways in which we can add mission statement and vision, which immediately and expertly compensate value for our partner sites and pursue were immediately put to the test by the for the absence of western teams with our vision: To reduce global health care global pandemic. With international fantastic surgical outcomes is the fullest disparities by helping communities obtain travel halted, we could not engage embodiment of CSI’s dream and has the knowledge, skills and tools to provide with our global partners in the ways we the board adapting our support model life-changing surgical and medical care were used to. Outgoing board chair to best serve their continued growth. for children. Melanie McCall led the board through Internally, we are growing our Sincerely, the difficult conversations of pandemic board to best represent all aspects response and nimble adaptation to of CSI. We currently have directors SIVA CHINNADURAI, MD, MPH the changing landscape around us. with backgrounds in medicine, Chair, CSI board of directors

I am grateful for what you L to R: Dr. Melesse Gebeyehu, Dr. Rajanya invest in us to be self reliant. Petersson, Dr. Siva Chinnadaurai and Dr. Fran “ Schneck in Ethiopia, spring 2019. – Dr. Melesse Gebeyehu who has completed six independent cleft” lip and palate repairs. childrenssurgeryintl.org 612-746-4082 • [email protected] ow does an organization dedicated to Supply support facilitating surgical trips continue to realize H • When our colleagues at Arusha Lutheran its vision during a pandemic that halts travel? Medical Center in Tanzania were in need of At CSI, we decided to get creative. PPE and medication, we were able to support them with supplies our 2019 team left for future missions. CSI Online Education Series • We sent a shipment of specialized bottles to our partners • Presented by urology and ENT surgeons at St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic to help babies with cleft on topics like cleft palate and urologic palates in Mexico. These bottles allow babies to feed and imaging, these sessions are opportunities get needed nutrients to grow and stay healthy until our for CSI volunteers to connect with our partners around the in-person work can resume. world to transfer knowledge and sustain relationships. • A large shipment of requested medical and surgical supplies, • The program launched in October with nine webinar plus coveted PPE, departed to our longtime partners sessions attended by our partners in Ethiopia, Liberia at Firestone Duside Hospital in Liberia last month. This and our new partners in Zambia. shipment is valued at more than $40,000. Thanks to our • We look forward to expanded offerings in 2021, including medical volunteers and incredible local and international topics in anesthesia, nursing and pediatrics. partners, the cost to CSI was only a fraction of the value.

We are deeply grateful for the strong partnerships and dedicated volunteers that make continuing our work during this difficult time possible. We look forward to seeing how our current innovations strengthen the work we do when we can resume travel.

Giving is personal

People choose to support CSI for As you can see in Hudson’s photo, Dr. many reasons. For one Minnesota family, Sidman was an artist; the surgery turned it’s very personal. out beautifully. As time passed, and When Kelly and Brian Gill were Hudson grew, Kelly and Brian came to expecting their first child, cleft learn that Dr. Sidman volunteered for CSI, abnormalities were “something on their as a board member and volunteer surgeon. radar” because Brian was born with a Dr. Sidman was passionate about cleft lip and palate. An ultrasound at CSI’s mission that fosters self-sufficiency Kelly Gill with Dr. Jim Sidman at in CSI gala in 2016 22 weeks gestation revealed Kelly and of health professionals around the world Brian’s baby indeed had a cleft. through hands-on training, education Kelly and her family attended the “One of the biggest fears we had and collaboration. Kelly and Brian were CSI gala and became supporters. Sadly, with the diagnosis was, how am I moved by the fact that their now- soon after, Dr. Sidman lost a courageous going to feed my baby?” Kelly recalls. beloved surgeon was helping children battle with prostate cancer. Kelly and “Being a speech therapist and a and families just like theirs in parts of Brian continue to hold him close to their child development guru, I knew that the world where resources are much hearts as they actively offer support and breastfeeding was the best thing you more limited. guidance to other families giving birth could do for your baby. Our surgeon, to children with cleft differences, locally Dr. Jim Sidman, without question, said, — and now around the world. ‘We are going to support that.’ He knew how to connect to a worried mama.” At that moment, Kelly and Brian new Dr. L: Hudson before surgery. R: Hudson shows off his Sidman was the surgeon for them. beautiful smile today. BE LIGHT the AT HOME THANK YOU Giving with intention to everyone who attended the first-ever CSI virtual fundraising event – held in We’ve used many words to describe the past year. Unexpected September in place of our spring gala. is one that comes to mind. It certainly describes one of the last Supporters rose to the occasion with gifts CSI received for the year – unexpected in a most wonderful generous gifts that totaled over $220,000. way. In late December, CSI received a generous estate gift from We were thrilled to be joined by hundreds Lillian and Eugene Crandall Sr. of Blaine, Minn. of viewers from around the world. In 1999, the Crandalls watched a special on WCCO in which anchor Don Shelby shared his experience with Operation Smile. According to their daughter, Kimberly, the story touched them and reminded Eugene of his days in the Navy during World War II where he saw poor and disabled people begging in the streets of India. And so began the couple’s dedication to making a difference for children like this around the world. They soon learned about CSI, which had recently branched off from Operation Smile to expand the scope of care and focus on teaching to foster self-sufficiency in partner countries. Kimberly remembers her mother noting that their parents didn’t have the resources to leave a legacy and they wanted to be able to make a larger impact. They “wanted to save childens’ lives.” The Crandalls lived a modest life, and yet the sale of the Crandalls’ family home and acreage, which funded the estate gift, allowed the couple to make a profound impact. This gift will support future CSI trips, providing life-changing surgical care to hundreds of children. With our focus on teaching and collaboration, the Crandall legacy gift will continue to save lives long into the future. The CSI board of directors, staff and volunteers express their deep gratitude to Eugene, Lillian and their family for this estate gift. While unexpected for CSI, this planned gift was made with intention by a profoundly generous couple. We are proud to honor their wishes to help improve the lives of children around the world!

“He never looked for praises. He was never one to boast. He just went on quietly working for those he loved the most. His dreams were seldom spoken. His wants were very few. And most of the time his worries went unspoken, too. He was there ... a firm foundation through all our storms of life, a sturdy hand to hold onto in times of stress and strife.” – EUGENE CRANDALL SR.’S OBITUARY

Join the Crandalls in changing lives around the world.

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Executive Director 2021 trips Megan Sparks CSI has surgical trips planned Medical Director Dave Tetzlaff, MD for fall 2021 to Mexico, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Our Mission Operations Manager Lisa Masterson board and staff continue to Office and work with our partners to Communications Manager determine the safest way to Jen Nagorski resume travel. Board of Directors Siva Chinnadurai, MD, MPH Amy Fischer, Vice-Chair Peter Falker, Treasurer DOUBLE Did you know Neal Peterson, Secretary that many Dody Barr, RN YOUR companies will Jason DeShaw, CTP Lora Koppel, RN match your IMPACT Melanie McCall charitable Conrad Nguyen donations? Check with your Lynn Randall, CRNA employer to see if there is a Brianne Roby, MD Zinda Schafer matching program available to you. Linda Sedgwick, RN Todd Stinson Norie Wilson, RN, PHN James Zimmerman Thank you, 2020 donors and volunteers

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