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Bags Tournament Fundraising Event for COTA

Winfield,
IL
– A fundraiser will be held for COTA in honor of Owen Payton, a West
Chicago child who needs a heart transplant. 
The fundraising event is in conjunction with The Lion’s Club Bags
Tournament planned for Saturday, September 8, at the Winfield Good Old Days
Festival.  Check in and practice will
begin at 10:00 am and the tournament will kick off at 11:00 am. Six-year-old Owen
is listed for a Heart transplant at Robert and Ann Lurie Children’s Hospital in
Chicago, IL.  Funds are being raised to
assist with transplant-related expenses. 

To
register to participate in the Bags Tournament in honor of Owen, visit www.winfieldgoodolddays.com or
show up at the festival located at Beecher
Street and Church Street. The cost of
this event will be $20 per team of two. 50% of entrance fees along with the
proceeds of a 50/50 drawing will be donated to COTA in honor of Owen.

Owen was
born with a congenital heart defect and was recently diagnosed with heart
failure. The doctors at the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois,
have recommended a life-saving heart transplant and placed him on the
transplant list this past spring. The Payton
family needs an estimated $60,000 to pay transplant-related expenses.

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"The family and friends of Owen Payton want to
encourage everyone to attend the Bags Tournament and help give Owen a second
chance at life,” said Jenna Mcknight, the event planner.  “100% of the profits from the Bags Tournament
will assist with transplant-related expenses.”

For more information about the Bags Tournament, or
other fundraising and volunteer opportunities, visit www.COTAforOwenP.com or contact Jenna
McKnight at  630.362.9760 or via email at
jenna.mcknight@bps101.net.  Media inquiries should be directed to Vicky
Lynch at (630) 362-8829 or via email at vlynchpr@gmail.com.

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Owen Payton’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.

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