Mariana 4 New Lungs

About this campaign

With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant families 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-related expenses. In Silver Spring, volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patients like local teen, Mariana McConnie. Mariana is the daughter of Julian McConnie and Idalia Rodriguez. Born on August 10, 1998, Mariana was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. The doctors at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania have recommended a life-saving double lung transplant. An estimated $75,000 is being raised by Silver Spring volunteers to help the McConnie's with Mariana's medical expenses. - See more at: http://cotaformarianam.com/#sthash.Ao8OSvXq.dpuf