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Kids jump to help raise funds for Kelowna toddler with cancer

Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Jump2It hosted a fundraiser for Elara Isagawa

Local business Jump2It hosted a fundraiser for Kelowna toddler Elara Isagawa, who is currently in Vancouver undergoing cancer treatment.

Jump2It is an indoor playground, with inflatable slides and bouncy castles. Jump2It害羞草研究所檚 marketing specialist Alexandra Krieger organized the fundraiser. She knows Elara害羞草研究所檚 grandmother personally and said she wanted to help the family using the tools she had.

害羞草研究所淭his (fundraiser) isn害羞草研究所檛 something the family is asking for, but I think the support and feeling supported is really important,害羞草研究所 Krieger said.

害羞草研究所淟ife doesn害羞草研究所檛 stop, bills don害羞草研究所檛 stop. So we want to show them we support them, both financially with the donations coming in, but also for a show of support: that the community stands behind them and is there for them.害羞草研究所

She added that the indoor playground was made for the community and this is their way of giving back to a city that has always supported them.

Elara was diagnosed with a tumour on Christmas Eve and has since gone through surgery to remove it.

She still has small tumour masses, but her family says they害羞草研究所檙e hopeful those will go away as she goes through chemotherapy.

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