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 Littleton, volunteers are raising funds for transplant patients like local teen Jaclyn Perea.

     Born on April 30, 1994, Jaclyn was diagnosed with Juvenile Nephronophthisis Type 1, and doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, California, performed a life-saving kidney transplant on July 5th, 2009. An estimated $45,000 is being raised by Littleton volunteers.

Junk for Jac

Community Garage/Yard Sale

Sat, July 18th

Donate your junk (gently used items please) and help Jaclyn get a kidney!

Tax deductible receipts provided for donations! 

Please call one of the following people to schedule a drop off time or we can schedule to pick up. Garage/Yard Sale Fundraiser will be in Governor’s Ranch, Littleton, CO

Susan Ballard 720-318-9703

Linda Muniz 303-880-9654

Ginger Steciuk 303-979-0214 

Jaclyn WINS!!!!

The Bullwacker Bus to Blackhawk Fundraiser, May 25^th , was a HUGE SUCCESS!! 

$1964 was raised for Jaclyn’s Kidney Transplant!

Thank you to Mary (Jaclyn's grandma) & Georgia Perea (Jaclyn's Aunt) for all of their hard work organizing and promoting this event! 

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Jaclyn! Jaclyn is very blessed to have so many loving, caring family members and friends supporting her in her journey to get a new kidney!

(photos will be posted soon)

WOW!!!! 

$9,000+ Raised!!!!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Jaclyn at the Bowl-A-Thon/Silent Auction!  It was a HUGE success!!! More than $9000 was raised for Jaclyn's Childrens Organ Transplant Association Fund! Thank you also to those who couldn't come out, but supported in many other ways! Special thanks to the members of Team Jaclyn that made this event a huge success:

Ashley Warren....Superior Silent Auction Coordinator  

Lauren Byrne...Awesome Campaign Coordinator

Linda Muniz...Financial Guru

Jim Malmberg...Public Relations Specialist

Mary Perea...Talented fundraiser & Jaclyn's grandma

Ginger Steciuk...Amazing artist & Jaclyn's other mother

Carol Becker...Talented Jewelry artist

David Brown...Lone Tree Police Department

Val, Dez, Eli Muniz, Bob Becker, Jim Ballard, Georgia Perea, Jeannette, Lenora and all of the other wonderful people that made this event so successful.

 Thank you and bless all of you!

Thank you, Alpha Phi, University of Colorado - Boulder

Alpha Phi raised $1497 at their "Phenomenal Fries and Shakes Event"  for Jaclyn's kidney transplant. Go Alpha Phi. Go CU. Thanks girls!

Thank you, Phi Mu Sorority of the University of Mississippi!!!

Thank you to Jenny Urban and all of the Sorority sisters of PHI MU at the University of Mississippi. You girls are amazing!!! These girls raised hundreds of dollars for Jaclyn's kidney transplant.

Jaclyn's Story :

 Hi, my name is Jaclyn. Thank you for visiting my website. My mom and I will try to keep you updated on my journey to get a new kidney. My journey started when I was born, but nobody knew it. It wasn't until I was about 8 years old that I started feeling dizzy a lot, but my symptoms confused all of the doctors. My mom took me to see Nephrologists, Hemotologists, Endocrynologists and Cardiologists at several different hospitals and nobody could diagnose me. It was very frustrating. In Feb 2007, I was feeling very sick again and had some swollen glands on my neck. My mom took me to my awesome PCP, Dr. Ann Smith-Rudnick, SW Family Medicine, Littleton, CO (absolutely the best PCP in the world) and they ran some blood tests. That is when they determined my kidneys were failing. The Nephrologists at Childrens Hospital in Colorado sent some of my blood work to Dr. Hildrebrandt, Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics at the University of Michigan, where he diagnosed me with NPHP type 1 (juvenile nephronophthisis), which causes kidney failure between the ages of 13 and 19.

On Jan 2nd of last year (2008), I started hemodialysis to clean the toxins out of my blood three times a week at Childrens Hospital in Colorado. It takes about 1/2 hour to get hooked up to the dialysis machine, 3 1/2 hours to drain and clean my blood and another 1/2 hour to unhook from the machine. I feel very weak and have awful headaches during and after dialysis. I hope to get a new kidney soon so that I can enjoy a wonderful, healthy, active life!!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your prayers and support.....and for visiting my new website!

University of Colorado

Cheer and Dance Team

Thank you to the CU (Boulder) Cheer and Dance Teams that supported Jaclyn by wearing green ribbons, selling Organ Donor Bracelets (Green with "Donate Save a Life" on them) and educating everyone about "Jaclyn's Journey to get a Kidney" before the CU/OSU game on November 15th.   Coach Travis invited Jaclyn to the VIP lounge to hang out with them during half-time and then kidnapped her for the second half of the game. She danced on the sidelines with Chip (CU Mascot). Thank you for your support.  CU is the GREATEST!

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

2008 Duck Dash

In Honor of Jaclyn

The fraternity of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (CU-Boulder) with the assistance of 3 amazing angels, Holly, Kaylee and Erin, hosted the Duck Dash of 2008 to raise funds for Jaclyn's kidney. The ducks (rubber) waddled to the river and raced to the finish line. Great prizes, donated by many of Boulder's finest merchants, were won by many. There were between 600-700 people in attendance throughout the evening. It was great fun and more than $3100 was earned for Jaclyn's transplant fund! Thanks to all!

Exciting News!!! 

Accenture is sponsoring a Jeans for Jac Day in February.  Pay $5 to wear jeans to work and 100% of the proceeds go to Jaclyn’s Transplant Fund. 

Thank you, Accenture!!!!

SURF THE WEB TO SAVE JACLYN!

Like surfing the web...shopping online....Raise money for Jaclyn using Goodsearch.com (Powered by yahoo) go to: http://www.goodsearch.com, type in COTA under "Who do you Goodsearch for?" and scroll down to Jaclyn Perea. Each search adds money to Jaclyn's account and if you shop then a small percentage goes to Jaclyn's Kidney Fund......so Surf and Shop and Save Jaclyn!

http://www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm