article_snippet: After scrimping, saving and fundraising, Tanya has booked Tanya daughter in for the operation on June 2 but Tanya is $20,000 short with just 10 weeks to go.
article_snippet: A fundraiser is being held on Saturday to help with the last $20,000 needed for the reconstructive surgery in 1982 - almost a decade after the band formed .
article_snippet: Life has been tough for Tanya, 39, who works full time as a sales coordinator, while her daughter parents look after Autumn and has done without so her daughter can put as much as her daughter can towards her daughter daughter's surgery.
article_snippet: When Autumn was one-year-old, Tanya held a fundraiser dinner which raised $17,000 and Tanya has managed to save $13,000 of Tanya own money.
article_snippet: Tanya has also managed to pay for airfares and accommodation for the month-long trip. '
article_snippet: With still $20,000 to go, Tanya is holding another fundraiser dinner this Saturday in the hope to raise the last of the funds for her daughter's surgery. '
article_snippet: I haven't even thought about what I will do if we don't raise the funds - I will have to get it from somewhere even if I get out a loan I guess,' Tanya said. '
article_snippet: If you are unable attend, you can donate towards Autumn's surgery at gofundme.com .
highlights_snippet: Dinner will be held on Saturday and gofundme account setup to raise funds .