The 2nd Annual Amelia Spires Heart Project fundraiser celebration is slated for Saturday, September 7 at 7pm at Spires Bros Farms, 10533 Oak Grove Hwy, in Mer Rouge.

There will be food, drinks, an open bar, a live auction, and live music by local band 31Gr8. There will also be a drawing for a door prize upon entry. Ticket prices are $50 per person.

Amelia is the daughter of Allen and Samantha Craig Spires. Her grandparents are Becky Hicks Craig, Dr. Allen “Dino” Spires and the late Lori Rubin Spires.

She was diagnosed in 2019, at only six weeks of age, with an array of congenital heart defects, the worst being Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. 

The Amelia Spires Heart Project Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that aims to raise money for Louisiana’s tiniest hearts. In collaboration with the Ochsner Foundation, all proceeds raised from this organization go to the Ochsner Children’s Hospital. Funds raised help families on some of the worst days of their lives. Monies raised go towards housing, travel, utilities, living expenses and so much more for these families. Ochsner has Louisiana’s only pediatric cardiology transplant program.

Last year, The Amelia Spires Heart Project raised over $100,000 in funds helping with the following items:

• Glasses
• CPAP/home oxygen
• School supplies
• Transportation (Uber) to and from appointments.
• Gas money for those traveling to appointments.
• Family lodging while patients are hospitalized
• Family meals and groceries for relocated families
• Utility bills for relocated families
• Rent of relocated
• Vitamins and medications not covered by insurance
• Continuing medical education opportunities for pediatric transplant team
• English classes for non-English speaking parents.
• Minutes for phone bills
• Home blood pressure monitors
• Home scales
• Ventricular Assist Device (external heart pump) equipment
• Bereavement items and flowers
• Printing costs for transplant handbook and family guide

Please contact 318-351-9420 for additional information.

All proceeds are tax deductible and 100% goes to the Ochsner Foundation.

The Amelia Spires Heart Project IS A 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. All CHARITABLE DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. TAX ID: 93-1999662