Our impact
What a lemonade stand turned into
These are the numbers and the deliveries that keep us going — not the cancer, but what our family and our neighbors have been able to do for kids still in treatment.
- raised for pediatric cancer research
- $75,000+raised for pediatric cancer research
- new toys delivered to kids in the hospital
- 2,000+new toys delivered to kids in the hospital
- character Band-Aids delivered in one week
- 20,000character Band-Aids delivered in one week
What we deliver
The annual Christmas toy drive
What started as a goal of 500 toys has grown to over 2,000 new toys delivered each year to the oncology floors at Johns Hopkins, Children's National, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Believe in Tomorrow, and Ronald McDonald House.
20,000 Band-Aids in a week
When the pediatric ER told us they needed colorful character Band-Aids, Ella took to social media, called friends and family, and in one week delivered nearly 20,000 to LHAAMC and the oncology floor at Children's National.
Blood drives
Just a year after her diagnosis, Ella was organizing blood drives — turning the generosity she'd seen in the hospital into more of the same for the next family.
Pandemic deliveries
During COVID we dropped off protective gowns, homemade masks for staff and patients, and Build-a-Bears for the pediatric emergency room — whatever the floors needed that month.
In their words
From the hospitals we serve
"The hospital can be a stressful place for a sick or injured child. Anytime there is an opportunity for a smile, it makes the experience a little easier. Ella Edwards has made hundreds of smiles at LHAAMC."
"Not a month goes by where we don't hear from Ella, asking to see the latest pediatric wish list so she can make a difference in the lives of some of the youngest patients at LHAAMC."
Young Philanthropist of the Year
Anne Arundel County, 2022 — Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
Ella was also named Young Volunteer of the Year by LHAAMC Foundation, and is a Just In Power Kids grant recipient and ambassador.
Help us reach the next family
Every dollar goes toward research and support for children with cancer and their families.