Emily, a 9-year-old from Spencerville, IN, was in remission for 5 years before being diagnosed with T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in January of 2025. Her second battle with cancer included a stem cell transplant which required Emily and her mom to live in or near the hospital for 4 months. In her letter to ELLE she said that her wish is to go to Florida because she loves the beach and wants to have fun with her family on vacation.

Emily and family travelled to Florida in September and sent ELLE these wonderful thank you notes:

From her family

On our wish trip we stayed at Margaritaville. Our cottage was a wonderful home away from home! We loved going to the waterpark and playing at the pool and in the sand! The private pool at our cottage was great too! Discovery Cove was absolutely amazing! A favorite of the trip for all of us! Interacting and swimming with the dolphins was an awesome experience that we will never forget! We will have fond memories every time we look at our pictures! We also enjoyed going to sea world! The rides were fun and the shows were amazing! We loved watching the Orcas and trainers perform! 

Thank you so much for giving us this wish trip! We will never forget the amazing time we had in Florida!

From Emily

Thank you for my wish trip! I loved the wish trip so much!! It was a great, great, great wish trip! I loved everything about the trip! My favorite part was the dolphin swim. When I actually got to ride on a dolphin it was so awesome! I also really loved the cottage and Margaritaville! My sister and I shared our own room! The orange slide at the waterpark was my favorite slide. I also loved playing in the sand by the pool at Margaritaville! 

We all had a great time at the cottage and everywhere we went! 

Please view this video thank you to ELLE from Emily and her family:

Joseph was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL at the age of 6, finished his treatments and lived cancer-free for 11 years until January 2025 when he was diagnosed with MPNST Sarcoma.

From his mom: “Last year Joseph was diagnosed with a new secondary cancer after battling leukemia nearly 11 years ago. He underwent 4 major surgeries that caused many complications, many hospital stays, and inevitably many months of not being able to eat or simply do normal daily activities.”

Joseph's wish is to go to Orlando and visit the theme parks. Joseph is the oldest brother of 10 children and his wish is to have a carefree, relaxing time away with his whole family.

These excerpts from the family’s thank you to ELLE sum up the wonderful experience they had:

“We wanted to extend a huge thank you for all that you have done to make Joseph's wish come true! It was a wonderful experience for our family to be able to escape the hospital mode and have fun and relax! 

It was one Elle of a wish. Traveling as a family of 12 is a big undertaking but it was a much-needed break for all of us. Joseph was granted a trip to Orlando, where we stayed at Give Kids the World and we were able to visit Disney for 3 days and Universal Studios

for 2 days. 

Joseph was happy that he could experience some of the rides especially since many of them were simulation rides. The Avatar ride at Animal Kingdom and the Transformers ride at Universal Studios were among the favorites. He also enjoyed trying some of the exciting park foods that he was researching before going on the trip! We are forever grateful for the generosity that has been shown to our family, this for sure will be an unforgettable experience not only for Joseph but for his entire family.” 

Please view this video thank you to ELLE from Joseph and his family:

Nutcracker for a Cause is presented annually by Generations of Dance, located in Landing, NJ.

This wonderful event has been benefitting ELLE Foundation since December of 2013.

This year's 12th annual event will be held on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at the Mount Olive Middle School in Budd Lake, NJ.

Stay tuned for more information on times and how to purchase tickets to this great event!

Save the date!

5th Annual Charity Golf Outing, spearheaded by ELLE Wish Kid Jaxson's grandparents.

Sponsored by The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey to benefit ELLE Foundation.

Monday, June 14, 2027, at the

Panther Valley Golf and Country Club located in Allamuchy Township, NJ.

Stay tuned for more information on sponsorship opportunities and to register!

One ELLE of a Thank you to the

Petit Family Foundation

We are beyond proud and honored that the ELLE Foundation has been selected as a recipient of a 2026 Petit Family Foundation Grant. Both of our foundations were created with a shared mission: to honor the memory of loved ones by making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. We are deeply grateful to continue that legacy together.

The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey presented the Third Annual Golf Tournament benefitting ELLE Foundation on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Panther Valley Golf and Country Club located in Allamuchy Township, NJ.

This event, spearheaded by the grandparents of Wish Child Jaxson, featured a welcome lunch, 18 hole golf play and awards dinner, with challenges including Hole in One and Putting Contest, plus raffles and a 50/50.

One ELLE of a thank you to all the sponsors

of the Third Annual Golf Tournament!

One ELLE of a Thank You to Hillside Intermediate School's 

Student Council for their generous annual donation, presented to ELLE in June 2026.

Hillside School's personal legacy connection to Lauren "Elle" and  ELLE Foundation has been steadfast. Their continuous support and dedication warms our hearts.

Since 2010, Mountain View Elementary School, in Flanders, NJ has put on a fabulous fundraiser for ELLE Foundation called Stuck for a Buck. Students buy a length of tape that they they then use to help stick a teacher to the wall in the gym. 

This year's event took place on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Michael Schwartz and the students, teachers and staff at Mountain View Elementary School, are One ELLE of a Fun Sponsor!

On March 14, 2026 at 7 PM the Elizabethtown College Dance Team presented the 16th Annual One ELLE of a Night variety show that benefits ELLE Foundation in Leffler Chapel.

This incredible organization of students from Elizabethtown College has been putting on this show annually since 2009.

Thank you E'town for always remembering Lauren Elle and for granting the wishes of children battling a recurrence of cancer!

You can donate your unwanted car, truck, RV, motorcycle, or boat to ELLE Foundation to help grant a wish for a deserving child.

Call 1-855-500-RIDE or 1-855-500-7433 , 24 Hours/7 days a week or complete the online Donation Form at http://careasy.org/details?3440.

The ELLE Foundation will receive a donation from the sale of your vehicle and you will get a tax-deductible receipt. If the vehicle sells for over $500 you will receive an IRS 1098c form with your receipt.