John, it all happened so fast. In May 2020, my daughter Ella became a big sister. Just three weeks later, we found out she had cancer—stage 4 neuroblastoma, which is notoriously rare and difficult to treat.

I immediately started researching top hospitals in the country for neuroblastoma. It quickly became clear that Children's Hospital Los Angeles was where we needed to be. In the worst moment of our lives, Children's Hospital Los Angeles was there for us—and I want them to be there for the next family, too.

Right now, every gift to Children's Hospital Los Angeles will be matched dollar for dollar up to $400,000, thanks to Credit Unions for Kids. Don't wait—make your first $10 gift now and DOUBLE your impact for sick and injured kids like my daughter.

There are tens of thousands of kids just like Ella who come through the doors of Children's Hospital Los Angeles each year. As a nonprofit hospital, CHLA provides every child with the care they need. That's why I'm asking you to support CHLA and take advantage of this special match today:

Ella's story has a happy ending, thanks to the doctors in CHLA's Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, the entire care team and the compassion of this caring community: Today, Ella is a happy, healthy 5-year-old. After five rounds of chemotherapy and treatment in a clinical trial, she is clear of the cancer that once threatened her life.

So during this Season of Giving, I'm asking you to make your first gift of $10 or more to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to help ensure more kids like Ella can get the lifesaving care they need.

If you've ever considered giving before, now's the time to make it count: For a limited time, every gift to the Children's Fund will be matched to help provide 2X the leading-edge therapies, life-changing research and groundbreaking treatments to every child who needs them.

Thank you for everything you do,

Megan Ella's Mom Children's Hospital Los Angeles