DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – The family of a Mt. Zion native who died from COVID-19 will are finding peace in their tragedy and are honoring her life by helping others.
Dani Kater’s family will be at Crossing Healthcare on Wednesday to hand out COVID-19 kits to those with vouchers. The family created the fund with the help of the Community Foundation of Macon County. The kits will include information on COVID-19, and a pulse oximeter. The family says the device lead Dani to the hospital after learning her oxygen levels were low.
"This isn't really about us,” Bob Rubin, Dani’s Dad said. “We are just trying to help other families get through a situation that we hope they never have to face like we did, and if we did that we think we have succeed and we just want to thank the community for the way they have stepped up and responded to this memorial and we hope it will save a life
According to the Community Foundation of Macon County, 250 kits have already been distributed to Decatur Memorial Hospital, 250 kits to HSHS St. Mary’s hospital, 500 kits to Crossing Healthcare and 100 kits to mental health agencies and group homes.  The foundation says kits are for individuals who have tested positive. Vouchers for the care kits are being distributed following positive test results.
The family will be handing out kits at Crossing’s Healthcare drive - thru clinic Wednesday to individuals with vouchers following their positive test.
The "Dani Rubin Kater Memorial Fund for COVID Care" will support and provide services and resources devoted to battling the pandemic.Â
Kater was the youngest person in McClean County to die from COVID-19. She was 30-years-old and had no underlying health conditions.
