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Our family started this with a lemonade stand. Since then, neighbors, businesses and whole communities have helped us raise over $75,000 for kids with cancer. There's room for you in this.

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Kids behind the #EllaStrong Lemonade Stand for Pediatric Cancer Research banner

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Give directly through PayPal. Every dollar goes to research grants and the nonprofits supporting kids in treatment.

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Give to the toy drive

Our annual Christmas toy drive delivers over 2,000 new toys to oncology floors across Maryland and D.C. Details on our next toy drive are coming November 2026.

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Cookies and Photos with Santa

Join us at our annual Cookies & Photos with Santa event at Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis. Details for our 2026 event coming soon!

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The family with Santa behind a holiday table collecting donations for pediatric cancer research

Every event counts

From holiday tables to finish lines

Toy drives, Santa fundraisers, youth triathlons, lacrosse nights, spin-a-thons, a Virtual 5K — the EllaStrong community keeps inventing new ways to give kids with cancer a better chance. If you have an idea, run with it and tag us.

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