DECEMBER 3, 2014
Scottsdale woman in need of life-saving transplant
SCOTTSDALE – With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant families are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such a procedure. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In Scottsdale, volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patients like local woman, Rebecca Atherton.
Rebecca is the daughter of Robert and Chris Atherton. Born on October 9, 1992, Rebecca was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia. The doctors at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania have recommended a life-saving heart and double lung transplant. An estimated $80,000 is being raised by Scottsdale volunteers.
Volunteers are needed to assist with fundraising activities that will help with transplant-related expenses. Individuals and groups interested in more information can contact Community Coordinator Russ Mosser at 602.625.9824 or [email protected]. Media representatives may contact the campaign Public Relations Coordinator Zac Atherton at 602.677.9428 or [email protected] for more information about the family or the COTA community fundraising campaign.
Donations may be mailed to the Children’s Organ Transplant Association, 2501 West COTA Drive, Bloomington, Indiana, 47403. Checks or money orders should be made payable to COTA, with “In Honor of Becca A” written on the memo line of the check. Secure credit card donations are also accepted online at www.COTAforBeccaA.com.
Rebecca’s family has asked for assistance from the Children’s Organ Transplant Association. The organization’s priority is to assure that no child or young adult is denied a transplant or excluded from a transplant waiting list due to lack of funds. One hundred percent of all funds raised are used for patients’ transplant-related expenses.
