Due to her donation in the winter and another one over the summer, Elana was featured in Mass. General's biannual newsletter, Everyday Amazing. You can read the article they wrote about her here.

After taking a few years off from selling her bracelets to concentrate on school, Elana was ready to raise more money to find the cure. She launched this website in late September and received numerous orders and donations right away. Within two months another $1,500 was ready to be delivered to Mass. General. The hospital was pleased to hear this and made arrangements for Elana and her mother to come up to the hospital and make the donation in person. To see someone of a young age continue to pursue a project like Beading for Brain Cancer for all these years meant a lot to MGH. For Elana and her mother, this was an emotional visit to the hospital. They went back to Mass. General for the first time since Jack had passed. Here they visited the Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology, where Jack was treated for his cancer, and presented Jack's Doctor, Dr. Tracy Batchelor, with a check for $1,500 for his glioblastoma research. 

Elana and Jack Sargent were nominated to be one of the 100 honorees in Mass General Hospital's annual The One Hundred gala in 2011. This gala is an awareness and fundraising initiative that honor's people whose commitment to the fight against cancer is inspiring. Elana and her brother became one of three featured nominees at the event for their fundraising through Beading for Brain Cancer. Many wealthy donors attend this prestigious event, as all the money raised goes to the Mass General Cancer Center. Jack and Elana were asked to make 800 bracelets, their largest order yet, to be given to every person who made a donation at the gala. Elana teamed up with the event because they believed that after the attendees heard Elana's story, more people would be willing to donate and earn themselves one of her bracelets. The One Hundred raised more money for cancer in 2011 than any other year ever has, $270,000, in large part to the Sargent children and their beautiful bracelets.

Check out www.theonehundred.org to read about the gala and other nominees. Click here to read Jack and Elana's story.

Like his younger sister, Jack Sargent also raised money for glioblastoma research. He organized a floorball game at his middle school when he was in seventh grade. All proceeds from this game were donated to Mass. General Hospital. His whole school came together to support Jack and his family and together they were able to raise around $1,000. Jack's amazing fundraising efforts allowed him to receive the JFK Make a Difference award later that year. You can read more about Jack's game and his award here.

Elana's father changed to have his treatments at Mass. General Hospital from Lahey Clinic, so Elana began to donate the money raised by her bracelets to this hospital instead. After her first donation to MGH, her father's doctor, Dr. Tracy Batchelor, honored her for her charities. Check out the write up the hospital did for her as well as the large check they presented her to represent the donation she gave to MGH.

Elana Sargent's first feature from her bracelets came soon after she donated her first thousand dollars to Lahey Clinic. In early 2010, Elana made the donation, and was soon after invited to the clinic to meet her. Here, many staff members supported Elana in her project, asked her many questions, and helped to celebrate her birthday in the upcoming month. All of the staff at Lahey were so welcoming and caring and provided Elana with a fun time and great memory amidst a tough time in her life. While she was visiting, they interviewed Elana for an article in their Benefactor Flyer, a bi-yearly brochure that highlights philanthropists supporting their hospital. Please check out her article by clicking the file down below.