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Trip Summary
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 6 - 17, 2011
Our thirtieth international team traveled to Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam.
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December 2011
We are eager to return in March 2012 to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It will be our teams' thirty-first trip abroad. We are just as thankful for this opportunity as we were with the very first patient — of the 1,107 patients since 1993 — on whom our teams have operated.
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Hieu

Hieu
Ten-year-old Hieu had a large cheek tumor that required an extensive 7-hour surgery performed by Dr. Randy Robinson who was assisted by Dr. Bui Huu Lam and other Vietnamese surgeons. Hieu was selected as the first case on the April 14, 2010 surgery schedule at the National Hospital of Odontostomatology (NHOS) in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Donor Recognition
Face the Challenge would like to acknowledge our current corporate donors who have generously contributed funds, contributed or discounted supplies costs, or waived or discounted their service costs for our recent trips and operational needs.
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Ginger Robinson is selected as the Top Executive in Cambridge Publishing's Top 101 Industry Experts
Mrs. Robinson's feature in the first chapter cited her as a "humanitarian and critical [care] nursing" expert. She is deeply moved by this special recognition.
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Randolph C. Robinson, MD, DDS receives the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Humanitarian Award for Fellows and Members.
This surgical specialty was established 92 years ago. AAOMS now has a membership of about 5,000 surgeons from 75 countries.
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FTC Tribute - Thu Ha Rubinich
Our team first met a very dear woman, Thu Ha, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in late March 1998. Below is a letter shared with her husband, Tony:
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Cambridge Who's Who
Ginger H. Robinson, BSN, RN, President of Face the Challenge, Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in humanitarian outreach.
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Joel Musee Mwongela - 5 1/2 Years Later
Dear Dr. Randy and Mum (Ginger):
Joel is back here to finish up Bible School. He has matured a lot and remains his happy self. He seems to be glad to be back here.
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For The Record
Total Number Of Face the Challenge surgeries, funded by FTC and/or performed by FTC teams since 1993.
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