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MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release
Sept. 27, 2006

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Elizabeth Hicks at 515-277-4898

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

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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