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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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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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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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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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