Dean Baker is in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. Valley News/Courtesy photo
TEMECULA – With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association is a national 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In Temecula, volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patients like local toddler, Dean Baker.Dean is the son of Ashley and Darrik Baker. Born in 2022, Dean was diagnosed with end stage renal disease. The transplant team at University of California Los Angeles Health in Los Angeles recommended a life-saving kidney transplant. Temecula volunteers are raising $75,000 for COTA to assist with transplant-related expenses.Volunteers are needed fo
