Children's Organ Transplant Association
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The Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a 501(c)3 (charitable, not-for-profit) organization based in Bloomington
, Indiana
that helps children and young adults who need a life-saving organ, bone marrow
, cord blood, tissue or stem cell
transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.
COTA was founded in Bloomington, Indiana in 1986 and has assisted over 1700 families with over $60 million (U.S.) raised since that time. Approximately 150 families per year receive assistance annually through COTA and COTA is the only organization of its type that charges no fee for its services.
Any individual under the age of 22, as well as those patients who are older but suffer from a single-cell genetic disorder http://reproductivegenetics.com/single_gene.html are eligible to receive help from COTA. Once engaged, a fundraising team is organized comprising a Community Coordinator, a Webmaster and a Public Relations Coordinator who then recruit other volunteers. COTA provides on-site training as well as unlimited marketing assistance to the fundraising team. Funds raised are donations to COTA, but donated "in honor of" particular patients and funds raised are held in trust for those patients until such time as they are needed for their transplant-related expenses.
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
that helps children and young adults who need a life-saving organ, bone marrow
Bone marrow
Bone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the interior of bones. In humans, bone marrow in large bones produces new blood cells. On average, bone marrow constitutes 4% of the total body mass of humans; in adults weighing 65 kg , bone marrow accounts for approximately 2.6 kg...
, cord blood, tissue or stem cell
Stem cell
This article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.
COTA was founded in Bloomington, Indiana in 1986 and has assisted over 1700 families with over $60 million (U.S.) raised since that time. Approximately 150 families per year receive assistance annually through COTA and COTA is the only organization of its type that charges no fee for its services.
Any individual under the age of 22, as well as those patients who are older but suffer from a single-cell genetic disorder http://reproductivegenetics.com/single_gene.html are eligible to receive help from COTA. Once engaged, a fundraising team is organized comprising a Community Coordinator, a Webmaster and a Public Relations Coordinator who then recruit other volunteers. COTA provides on-site training as well as unlimited marketing assistance to the fundraising team. Funds raised are donations to COTA, but donated "in honor of" particular patients and funds raised are held in trust for those patients until such time as they are needed for their transplant-related expenses.