The Tampa Bay community has come together for a five-year-old girl who is battling meningitis and encephalitis.

Homeowners and business owners placed signs across Tampa asking for people to pray for Laine Nipper.

Lindsey Baskind, a close family friend, said hundreds of signs have been placed around Tampa.

"With the wonderful help of our community, over 1,000 signs were printed and we had volunteers distributing them," said Baskind.

On a GoFundMe page, Danielle and Doug Nipper said their daughter, Laine, has been hospitalized for two weeks. She had symptoms of a headache and fever before being diagnosed with viral meningitis. She remains in critical condition.

A GoFundMe page details Laine's journey and has raised more than $62,000.

"Laine is going to have a healing and recovery proce

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