DCT Dance Company Holding Fundraiser
Kari Carlotta is up against a challenge that she cannot face alone. Kari is in need of a lung transplant. To give you a 
bit of background, Kari is 42-years-old with a young family. She lives in Ontario, New York. She was born premature with pneumonia, and from the beginning she always had respiratory issues and was treated with medication for her symptoms. Over the years, she has been hospitalized multiple times with lung infections. As a child she was diagnosed with severe asthma and then in her twenties with Bronchiectasis and COPD. Over the past few years, her condition has steadily worsened and today she is on oxygen nearly 24 hours a day. Unfortunately, this is a life threatening illness and the only medical option is a lung transplant.
Kari has been evaluated at the Cleveland Clinic and is considered an excellent candidate for lung transplantation. Transplantation is lifesaving, but very expensive. Even with what is hire and reward insurance, Kari will have many uninsured transplant-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits, travel and temporary relocation to the Cleveland area and the costly immuno-suppressant medications that she will need to take for the rest of her life.
To assist with Kari’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the New York Lung Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. 
Carrie Craver of DCP Dance Company in Ontario, New York is also helping to raise money for Kari’s transplant. DCT Dance Company has initiated a $1 challenge for all of the dance and cheer studios/gyms in their area. Its going to go hand in hand with the fundraiser they are hosting locally for Kari.
Basically, they are challenging dance studios and cheer teams to have each student bring in a $1 donation. Each dance team can make a sign and take a picture with it and post on the Facebook Event Page https://www.facebook.com/events/415676941938441/ with a hash tag #$1challenge.
On April 20th Carrie will draw a team randomly from the pics submitted and will give a cheer bow to each member of the team. Proceeds from event will be donated to HelpHOPELive in honor of Kari to assist with some of her uninsured transplant-related expenses.
Here is the website if you would like to make a donation https://
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