Austin's Cupcake Fund Bake Sale - Get Involved!

I am reposting from an announcement on the Peters Patch. Here goes:

We are having a bake sale and Chinese auction to help Austin on June 20th! He is a local 7 year old boy born with a rare but deadly disorder...Short Gut Syndrome. His strength and bravery are inspiring and after listening to his mom, Jen, speak at a dinner I attended I felt I HAD to help. And the wonderful people at my kids daycare were more than happy to be a part of this. Below is a description taken right off the Austin's CupCake Fund FB page, please go on over to his page and see what we are trying to be a part of. 


Austin was born with less than 10% of his intestine functioning. As a result, he has Short Gut Syndrome. He is dependent on TPN for nutrition and hydration. This requires that he's is hooked up to an IV at least 17 hours a day. There are many serious medical complications associated with Short Gut Syndrome including TPN induced liver failure and sepsis associated with central line infections. As a result, the 5 year survival rate is only 20%. Despite all that, the biggest challenge in Austin's eyes are the dietary restrictions. He can't drink water or juice. He can't eat anything with sugar from fruit to desserts. His biggest wish is to be able to eat sweets. He became very hopeful when we recently learned of some groundbreaking research being conducted by Dr. David Hackam of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to create artifical intestines. This research has the potential to benefit thousands of people who suffer from various conditions including Short Gut Syndrome, abdominal injuries, cancers, genetic disorders, and intestinal illnesses such as Chrone's Disease. Austin is hopeful he could one day "have a new tummy" and be able to eat cupcakes like the rest of us! 
For his 6th birthday, he decided he wanted to raise money to help support Dr. Hackam's research and named his fundraising efforts "Austin's Cupcake Fund." He will be personally presenting Dr. Hackam with his donations.
If you'd like to make a tax deductable donation and help Austin's birthday wish come true, make checks out to “Children’s Hospital Foundation” and note in the memo “Dr. Hackam’s artificial intestine research.” Children’s Hospital will send tax donation receipts for checks, after Austin presents them to Dr. Hackam.
To see the video Austin made to Dr. Hackam back in December 2011, see webpage link to the right under "contact information."
Contributions for Dr. Hackam can be mailed to:
Austin’s Cupcake Fund
P.O. Box 1935
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066

If you prefer to not send a personal check, you can also contact the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation directly at 412-692-3926 to coordinate making a donation for Dr. Hackam's Artificial Research.

Austin’s Cupcake Fund is an official fundraising effort registered at Children’s Hospital. To verify the validity of this fund raising project, call Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation at 412-692-3926