Patient Campaign

AOTA will begin patient campaigns to assist patients with their fundraising efforts for their life-saving transplant surgery and aftercare. We are excited about our commitment to begin this new program. As each campaign is developed, they will be listed on our web site. Campaigns will include:

• Providing fundraising assistance (link to below).
  
• Negotiating with the transplant center and other service providers on behalf of the patient.
  
• Contacting TV, radio, newspapers and other media on behalf of the patient and AOTA.
  
• Writing articles and conducting interviews on behalf of the patient.
  
• From the money raised, paying for transplant expenses, including medications, such as medical bills, travel, lodging and food, and other expenses related to hardship as a cause of the transplant.
  
• Providing ongoing advice and consultation.
  
• Working directly with transplant centers, hotels and airlines to ensure the lowest cost services.

There are many ways to raise money, but what's the first thing you do? And, what's going to work for you? Having someone guide and train you on this most important endeavor provides major relief for a transplant patient, their family and friends.

AOTA accepts patient referrals from social workers for fundraising assistance. Once accepted, AOTA will provide a Fundraising Consultant that will work with the transplant patient's family and friends to train and guide them on how to conduct on-going fundraising.

Our goal is to ensure that transplant patients have money put aside for their transplant and aftercare in order to qualify for the transplant list and to be able to pay for the many expenses associated with their transplant.

We will create and manage a trust account, using AOTA's 501(c)3 status so that donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. We will keep a tally of the money raised, pay expenses and provide a monthly accounting of the funds.

If you are interested in our fundraising assistance or in having AOTA establish a trust account for your fundraising assistance so that donations are tax deductible as allowed by law, have your social worker or hospital transplant coordinator.