Media/Press Releases
Girl
Facing Health Issues Helped by Dumont Folks: By
Lysa Stauffer, Hampton Chronicle, 8/16/2006
MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release
Sept. 27, 2006
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Elizabeth Hicks
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515-277-4898
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Dinner and Silent/Live Auction to Raise
Funds for Life-Saving Transplants
Ankeny , Iowa – A pasta
dinner and silent/live auction, "Dyamond Forever," will
be held in honor of Dyamond Ott, an Ankeny-area child who received
liver and kidney transplants. The event is planned for Thursday,
Nov. 9, at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Ankeny
. Thirteen-year-old Dyamond received liver and kidney transplants
at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Sept. 21. Funds are being
raised to assist with transplant-related expenses.
Dinner has been donated by Christiani's Catering. The dinner
will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. Dinner
will be served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at
the door or these Ankeny locations: Bank of the West or Cross
Train Fitness. Ticket availability is limited.
The silent and live auctions are open to the public; no ticket
is required. The silent auction will take place from 4:30 to
7 p.m., followed by a live auction at 7:30 p.m.
“The family and friends of Dyamond want to encourage everyone
in the community to attend our upcoming dinner to celebrate her
second chance at life,” said Sarah Aunspach, event chairwoman. “100
percent of the profits from the Dyamond Forever benefit will
assist with transplant-related expenses.”
Dyamond is the daughter of David and Diane Ott of Ankeny and
the sister of Dallas. Her grandparents are Don and Doris Ott
of Ankeny; Mary and Steve Field of Waterloo; and the late David
L. Johnson of Des Moines. She is the great-granddaughter of Quentin
and Dorothy Johnson of Emerson and the great-niece of Don and
Linda Hicks of Stanton and Gary and Charlene Johnson of Glenwood.
Dyamond Ott is the focus of a fundraising campaign to assist
with her medical and other transplant-related expenses. Dyamond
was diagnosed with a liver disease, Progressive Familial Intra
Hepatic Cholestasis - Type 3; a kidney disease, Advanced Global
Glomerulosclerosis; and a blood disorder, Congenital Hemolytic
Anemia. The Ott family needs an estimated $100,000 to pay transplant-related
expenses.
The campaign is selling "Dyamond Forever" bracelets
for $3 and keychains for $4. The items will be available for
sale at the dinner or at www.dyamondforever.com.
For more information about the "Dyamond Forever" campaign
or to donate auction items, please contact Sarah Aunspach at
515-965-0316 or visit www.dyamondforever.com. Supplemental funds
are being provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans SW Polk
County Chapter #31170, in conjunction with Children's Organ Transplant
Association (COTA).
Donations may be made at any Wells
Fargo Bank branch using account number 2934271194 or mailed
to Children's Organ Transplant Association, 2501 COTA Drive,
Bloomington, Ind., 47403. Checks or money orders should be
made payable to COTA, with "In Honor of Dyamond
Ott" written on the memo line of the check. Secure credit
card donations are also accepted online at www.cota.org.
Dyamond's family has asked for
assistance from COTA, a national charity based in Bloomington,
Ind. COTA is dedicated to organizing and guiding communities
in raising funds for transplant-needy patients. COTA’s
services are completely free of charge and 100 percent of funds
generated by COTA fundraising campaigns are available for transplant-related
expenses.
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Initial Press Release distributed August 30, 2006
Children’s Organ Transplant Association
2501 COTA Drive · Bloomington, Indiana 47403
800.366.2682 · www.cota.org · cota@cota.org
MEDIA ALERT |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Michelle
Hartz at 800.366.2682
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Ankeny Child In Need of Life-Saving
Transplant
Ankeny , IA – 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
Ankeny, volunteers are raising funds for transplant patients
like local child Dyamond Ott.
Born on April 25, 1993, Dyamond was diagnosed with Progressive
Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type III, Advance Global Glomerulesclerosis,
and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia at age 13, and doctors at The
Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha recommended a life-saving liver
and kidney transplant. An estimated $100,000 is being raised
by Ankeny volunteers.
Dyamond is the daughter of Diane and David Ott and the sister
of Dallas. Her grandparents are Steve and Mary Field of Waterloo,
Don and Doris Ott of Ankeny, and the late David L. Johnson of
Des Moines. Her great grandparents are Dorothy and Quentin Johnson
of Emerson and Hermina Boeding of Fort Atkinson.
Volunteers are needed to assist with fundraising activities.
Individuals and groups interested in more information can contact
Campaign Coordinator Becky Wilson at bwilson0160@yahoo.com or 515.964.7220.
Donations may be made in person at any Wells Fargo
Bank branch location using account number 2934271194 or
mailed to the Children’s Organ Transplant Association,
2501 COTA Drive, Bloomington, Indiana, 47403. Checks or money
orders should be made payable to COTA, with “In
Honor of Dyamond Ott” written on the memo line
of the check. Secure credit card donations are also accepted
online at www.cota.org.
Dyamond’s family has asked for assistance from the Children’s
Organ Transplant Association. The organization’s priority
is to assure that no child 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.
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