Upcoming Events

Expanding Treatment Options for the Growing Mental Health Pandemic

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Past Events

EDUCATIONAL 
Setting the Stage For Happy & Healthy Babies
4 Week Course
March 2, 9, 16 and 23rd, 2021

FUNDRAISER
Tennis Serves Others 
March 21, 2021
11:00 PST 
Tennis Round Robin

FUNDRAISER
​Comedy Night Fundraiser
December 4, 2020
6-7pm PST 
Click HERE to watch the replay

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Piggie Bear Virtual Party In Place
Virtual Event
October 10, 2020 
6:30 pm PST

FUNDRAISER
An Evening of Answers
Virtual Event
August 22, 2020 
6:30 pm PST

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Comedy Night Fundraiser
February 26, 2020 · 7:00 PM

​Irvine Improv Comedy Club 
Irvine, CA 92618
​A Comedy Fundraiser Supporting Children’s Mental Health & Wellness

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​New York Comedy Night
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​November 7, 2019 at 7:30pm

West Side Comedy Club, New York
A Comedy Fundraiser Supporting Children's Mental Health & Wellness

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers
​May 30, 2019 · 2:35 PM

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Join us for a mental health awareness event at the ball park!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​​Seattle Mariners @ Oakland Athletics
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​May 25, 2019 · 12:00 PM

Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
The Mariners take on the A’s in Oakland during Mental Health Month. Come help us raise awareness while enjoying a day of ball!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​Salt Lake Bees @ Sacramento River Cats
​May 24, 2019 · 11:45 AM

Raley Field, Sacramento
The Bees take on the River Cats during mental health week. Come out and show your support!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​Kansas City Royals @ Anaheim Angels
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​May 19, 2019 · 12:00 PM

Angel Stadium, Anaheim
​The Royals take on the Angels in Anaheim during Mental Health Month. Come help us raise awareness while enjoying a day of ball!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​​Toronto Blue Jays @ San Francisco Giants
​May 15, 2019 · 3:15 PM

Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94107
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Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Event at the ball park!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​New York Mets @ San Diego Padres
​May 8, 2019 · 12:40 PM

Petco Park, San Diego
Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Event at the ball park!

PIGGIE PEAR
​​​Special Story Time with Mara James
​April 9, 2019 · 10:00 AM

Chapman Library, Garden Grove
​Mara will be reading “The Power of Piggie Bear” at Special Storytime. Piggie Bear will be teaching the little listeners self-love, self-acceptance and the power of deep belly breathing to create an internal feeling of calm.

FUNDRAISER
​​​Comedy Night Fundraiser
​February 27, 2019 · 5:30 PM

Irvine Improv Comedy Club, Irvine
In February 2019, We organized a fundraiser and night of comedy at the Irvine Improv Comedy Club. In addition to some hilarious performances from local comedians, the silent auction raised $15,000 dollars for our 2019 initiatives.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​Minnesota Twins @ Anaheim Angels
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​May 12, 2018 · 12:00 PM

Angel Stadium, Anaheim
As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, CHOC CHildren’s and ELF invited you to join us at the ballpark and you answered the call!
​The energy was awesome both outside and inside the stadium.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​​​​San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves
​May 4, 2018 · 4:10 PM

SunTrust Park, Atlanta
Our first national Mental Health Awareness Month event took place at SunPark Stadium in Atlanta on May 4. Fans were greeted by ELF supporters and given a high five as they arrived at the stadium.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​​​Cleveland Indians @ New York Yankees
​May 6, 2018 · 4:20 PM

Yankee Stadium, New York
​ELF’s second national event as part of Mental Health Awareness Month is at Yankee Stadium. Originally from New York, ELF founder, Mara James, is a huge Yankees fan, so this event was very dear to her heart.

FUNDRAISER 
EVENT
​​High-5 Carnival 2018
​April 22, 2018 · 10:00 AM

High-5 Carnival, Dana Point
A big thank you to everyone who played a part in making this such a great day. For the first time, we had Piggie Bear in attendance who was a great hit with young and old.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​​​Detroit Tigers @ Anaheim Angels
​May 14, 2017 · 4:10 PM

Angel Stadium, Anaheim
​Thanks to everyone who came out to watch the Tigers and Angels.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT
​​​​​LA Dodgers @ San Diego Padres
​May 6, 2017 · 4:10 PM

Petco Park, San Diego
Thanks to everyone who came out to Petco park to watch the LA Dodgers at the Padres. Our purple and green T shirts made quite the statement and you can imagine the screams of joy when we appeared on the...

FUNDRAISER
​High-5 Carnival 2017
​April 22, 2017 · 12:00 PM

High-5 Carnival, Dana Point
What a fantastic day we had on April 22, 2017 as we celebrated May as National Mental Health Awareness Month at Dana Hills High School. Over 300 people enjoyed awesome music, raffles, games and a High-5-A-Thon around the track. 
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FUNDRAISER
​​​​Holiday Boutique
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November 12, 2016 · 12:00 PM

The ELF Holiday Boutique presented unique gift ideas for the holidays, featuring local artists, exquisite jewelry, fall fashions and beauty and wellness products. A relaxed way to shop whilst also supporting Mental Health Awareness and Wellness for children and adolescents.

FUNDRAISER
​​​​High-5 Carnival 2016
​May 7, 2016 · 12:00 PM

High-5 Carnival, Laguna Beach
Held at Laguna Beach High School in May 2016, we hosted our first High-5-A-Thon event as a way of drawing attention to May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Our volunteers were amazing, as were our sponsors, musicians, volunteers, healers and all that helped.