Mat’s Place Takeover for COTA for Team Caidyn

Dinner Event to Raise Funds for COTA in Honor of Local Young Adult
Garner, IA – A Restaurant Takeover, “Mat’s Place Takeover for COTA for Team Caidyn”, will be
held for COTA in honor of Caidyn Kruse, a Garner-area young adult who needs a Kidney transplant.
The event is planned for Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Mat’s Place in Garner, Iowa. 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.
Major dinner sponsors include: Mat’s Place and Bob’s Balls, Italian Meat Balls. The cost of the
dinner will be a free will donation. The dinner will feature a silent auction and other activities. The event will be held at Mat’s Place in Garner, Iowa, Saturday, April 30th from 4:00 to 10:00 pm. Come have a good time 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 Restaurant Takeover 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 Restaurant Takeover 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 April 30, 2022