Chris’s Cakes and Drawing for COTA for Team Caidyn

A pancake dinner and drawing, “Chris’s Cakes and Drawing for COTA for Team Caidyn”, will be held for COTA in honor of Caidyn Kruse, a Forest City-area young adult who needs a Kidney transplant. The event is planned for Friday, December 17, 2021, at Forest City High School before the basketball game with West Hancock. 22-year-old Caidyn Kruse is listed for a Kidney transplant at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Funds are being raised for COTA in honor of Caidyn Kruse to assist with transplant-related expenses. In addition to an all-you-can-eat pancake dinner provided by Chris’s Cakes, there will be drawings for many prizes including items from the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Sony Play-Station 5, booster club items and more. The cost of the dinner will be $5 for students 10 and under and $10 for those over 10 years of age (which will include an entry for the drawing items). The event will be held at Forest City High School on December 17th, from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Come enjoy a good meal before the game and support a good cause. “The family and friends of Caidyn want to encourage everyone in the community to attend our upcoming dinner in an effort to help give Caidyn a second chance at life,” said Event Chair Linda Putney. “100% of the profits from the Pancake Dinner and Drawing for COTA will assist with transplant-related expenses.” Caidyn was diagnosed with VACTERLS. Local volunteers are raising an estimated $40,000 for COTA in honor of Team Caidyn to assist with transplant-related expenses throughout her lifetime. For more information about the Pancake Dinner and Drawing for COTA for Team Caidyn, or other fundraising and volunteer opportunities, please contact Linda Putney at elputney4uni@gmail.com. Caidyn’s family has asked for assistance from the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA), a national charity based in Bloomington, Indiana. COTA is dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. COTA’s services are completely free of charge, and 100% of funds generated by COTA community fundraising campaigns are available for transplant-related expenses.

Posted December 17, 2021