{"id":99,"date":"2025-07-20T22:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/?p=99"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:23:03","slug":"our-first-in-person-fundraiser-is-in-the-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/2025\/07\/20\/our-first-in-person-fundraiser-is-in-the-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Our First In-Person Fundraiser is in the Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6548\/2025\/07\/unnamed-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6548\/2025\/07\/unnamed-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6548\/2025\/07\/unnamed-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6548\/2025\/07\/unnamed-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6548\/2025\/07\/unnamed-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotafornoahjames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6548\/2025\/07\/unnamed-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night was truly something special\u2014our very first in-person fundraiser for COTA for Noah James was a beautiful success! Friends and supporters came together for a fun evening of painting, laughter, and community, all to rally around a family fighting for their little boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re incredibly thankful for every person who showed up, grabbed a paintbrush, or purchased a prepainted door hanger. Because of you, we made a meaningful dent in our monthly fundraising goal. But we\u2019re not done yet! Our overall goal is to raise $60,000 by&nbsp;<strong>December 27<\/strong>, and we\u2019re moving forward with hope and determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you weren\u2019t able to attend the paint party, there\u2019s still time to be part of this fundraiser. 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