UPDATE: 5:30 p.m., Jan. 29

Central Kitchen and Bar owners presented the $10,000 cheque to Elara and her family on Wednesday at B.C. Childrensa国际传媒檚 Hospital in Vancouver.

Restaurant owner Jared Lee said hesa国际传媒檒l never forget the special moment between him and Elarasa国际传媒檚 family today.

sa国际传媒淚t was very emotional to say the least. During the visit, we chatted with the family and explained the overwhelming turnout from the fundraiser that we had over the weekend,sa国际传媒� said Lee.

sa国际传媒淎fter we gave them the cheque, Elarasa国际传媒檚 family just broke down in happiness.sa国际传媒�

Lee said it was great to see the excitement from Elara as they handed over the cheque.

sa国际传媒淓lara was really warm towards Devon Murray (the other owner) and me.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淪he gave us all hugs. That was pretty special for us.sa国际传媒�

With the $10,000 donation, over $30,000 has been raised for Elarasa国际传媒檚 treatment process.

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Two restaurant owners have pulled through for Kelowna resident Elara Isagawa, a one-year-old girl who was diagnosed with a tumour by doctors December 24.

Last weekend, Kelowna Central Kitchen and Bar owners Jared Lee and Devon Murray held a silent auction and burger fundraiser at their restaurant for Elara to help raise money for her treatment process.

Now, the owners head to B.C. Childrensa国际传媒檚 Hospital in Vancouver on Wednesday to present the family with the donation cheque.

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While Lee said he cansa国际传媒檛 reveal the donation amount until the cheque is presented to the family, he said the generosity shown by Kelownians at the event was overwhelming.

sa国际传媒淲hen we saw the outpouring of support from people donating between $20 and $500, it was amazing,sa国际传媒� said Lee.

sa国际传媒淣obody knows this, but we actually raised our fundraising goal when we saw all the support.sa国际传媒�

Last December, Elara underwent a major 6.5-hour surgery to remove 98 per cent of the tumour.

She will now need four months of chemotherapy to completely remove the rest of it.

Lee said the fundraiser occurred at the restaurant because of the Isagawa familysa国际传媒檚 personal connection to it.

sa国际传媒淣ico and Jessica (Elarasa国际传媒檚 parents) met and had their first date at our restaurant,sa国际传媒� said Lee. sa国际传媒淪oon after, they got engaged and had some of their engagement photos done at the bar. When they got married, Elara followed shortly after.sa国际传媒�

On top of the donation amount raised from the event, a by the family has also raised over 21,000 for Elarasa国际传媒檚 treatment.

A Comedy for a Cause event is also to help raise money for Elarasa国际传媒檚 treatment.

connor.trembley@kelownacapnews.com
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