An 8-year-old leukemia survivor is making a difference in Kansas City, Missouri.Elaina could have asked for anything through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, but her wish was to help others.Elaina spent Wednesday giving back to 15 charities by dropping off a variety of items.Some of the charities she selected included the Cornerstones of Care, Operation Breakthrough, City Union Mission, and Children’s Mercy Hospital.”I just wanted to help others in that moment,” Elaina said. “I love that they’re like, grateful and I just love them.””When I watched her video, I just said, ‘Oh, my God.’ To see that in an 8-year-old, imagine what that can do for our community,” said Mary Esselman, CEO of Operation Breakthrough.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas proclaimed Wednesday as “Elaina’s Wish Day.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
An 8-year-old leukemia survivor is making a difference in Kansas City, Missouri.
Elaina could have asked for anything through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, but her wish was to help others.
Elaina spent Wednesday giving back to 15 charities by dropping off a variety of items.
Some of the charities she selected included the Cornerstones of Care, Operation Breakthrough, City Union Mission, and Children’s Mercy Hospital.
“I just wanted to help others in that moment,” Elaina said. “I love that they’re like, grateful and I just love them.”
“When I watched her video, I just said, ‘Oh, my God.’ To see that in an 8-year-old, imagine what that can do for our community,” said Mary Esselman, CEO of Operation Breakthrough.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas proclaimed Wednesday as “Elaina’s Wish Day.”