Message from COTA President Rick Lofgren

Dear Friend,

Across the country, April is National Donate Life Month. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for registering as an organ or tissue donor. And if you have not done so already, please consider this life-saving gift by going to www.cota.org and clicking on the “Make A Miracle” link on the right toolbar to print (or request) an organ donor registration card.

National Donate Life Month is the perfect time to tell you how much we appreciate your support of our work at the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA). Your support is literally life-saving, and it provides our families hope for a brighter tomorrow. I want to share this note I received from COTA parents whose daughter is a transplant recipient:

“COTA provided us with hope not only for Lauren’s future, but for our other children as well. They are living a normal life without unnecessary sacrifices that may have had to been made without COTA’s assistance.”

Suzanne and Jim Seiders, Parents of Lauren

Your support of our work at the Children's Organ Transplant Association is making a difference for hundreds of children like Lauren. Over the past 23 years, COTA has assisted more than 1,300 patients with their transplant-related expenses, and has helped raise more than $50 million for transplant-related expenses.

We value all you do to help us make the long and very difficult journey to transplant as easy as possible. COTA walks that path with each of our families striving to give hope and make miracles. Thanks for choosing to make the journey with us, and with our families.

Please make sure you are registered to be an organ and tissue donor … it’s a
life-saving decision!

Rick Lofgren, President
Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA)

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