The Campaign for Lauren Dawn Spear

     With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant patients 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-needy patients. In Rochester, New Hampshire, volunteers are raising funds for transplant patients like local baby Lauren Spear.
     Born on September 19, 2007, Lauren was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, and doctors at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (Egleston Children's Hospital) in Atlanta, Georgia, recommended a life-saving liver transplant. An estimated $35,000 is being raised by Rochester volunteers.  Donations can be made at any Bank of America.  The account is COTA for Lauren Dawn Spear, account number 003880703896.  This is a deposit only account, so only COTA has access to it.

*For more infomation on Lauren click on the Journal tab, then under blogs, click About Lauren.