Thanks to the generosity of scores of Boulder City residents, the parents of 21/2-year-old Gracie Sauer can rest more comfortably knowing that the bills from their three-week visit to a Los Angeles medical clinic can be paid off once they get home.

Jennifer and Scott Sauer amassed more than $16,000 in a little over three weeks thanks to cash donations made to a special account at the Boulder Dam Credit Union and a silent auction held in the financial institution's lobby.