Donations still needed for River Vale officer’s son’s kidney transplant

Although Thursday night’s “Evening for Gavin” was a sold out success, organizers are hoping donations continue toward raising the nearly $100,000 for a kidney transplant for Gavin Scimeca, the young son of River Vale Police Officer Anthony Scimeca and his wife, Tara.

Jerry DeMarco

04/14/2011 1:20 a.m.

Gavin Scimeca (courtesy COTA)

Gavin has Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) and needs the transplant to survive.

“An Evening For Gavin” at the Elks B P O Westwood Lodge No 1562, featured food tasting from Banchetto Feast and Pompilio’s Pizza, both of Westwood; Davey’s Irish Pub and The Porter House, both of Montvale; and Blue Moon of Woodcliff Lake, as well as a wine tasting sponsored by Ridgemont Liquors of Park Ridge.

And although every last ticket was snatched up, Event Chair Judy Hawkins said donations are still needed.

You can contact her: (201) 906-9061, or JHawkins01@verizon.net

More info: COTAforGavinS.com

(A national charity based in Bloomington, Indiana, COTA is dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-needy patients. COTA’s services are completely free of charge, and 100% of the funds generated by its campaigns go directly to transplant-related expenses.)

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