Ramona Sentinel
"The little town that could"
Ramona – YOU DID IT!
The Sentinel first brought the plight of Ramona toddler Liam Houck to the spotlight on Aug. 4, and Liam’s desperate need for a kidney transplant rallied the community.
As the Houck family was struggling to raise money for the medical needs of their son, fundraisers popped up all over town. From cookies to concerts and from lunches to lemonade stands, the pennies and dollars added up, and a sizable six-figure sum has been collected since.
In just four months, Ramona became “the little town that could,” said Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) community coordinator Suzanne Reese, a Ramona resident.
Read more: http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2012/01/24/community-exceeds-goal-to-help-baby-liam/
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