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Donations to the Quincy Community Theatre, the Girl Scouts and the YMCA are targeted to low-income children. by Phil Weber, Herald-Whig Staff Writer In March, Samantha Otte died from complications arising from a livertransplant. Today, the day before what would have been her 11th birthday, a little bit of her spirit lives again. In front […]

Sunday’s event will benefit a fund named for Samantha Otte to help needy children. With the help of a benefit golf tournament and youth opportunity fund, Samantha Otte’s light will keep shining. Samantha was 10 years old when she died in March after receiving a long-overdue liver transplant made necessary by cystic fibrosis. Her parents, […]

Samantha Otte’s story will continue to be heard, thanks to friends, family and the Quincy Area Community Foundation. The QACF today established the Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund in honor of the 10-year-old Quincy girl who died March 5 after a liver transplant necessitated by Cystic Fibrosis. The QACF will distribute money from the fund […]