Elle's Enchanted Forest and TDC!

TDC is excited to announce Elle's Enchanted Forest as the local charity we will be supporting through various fundraising efforts and a Benefit Show during the 2022-2023 season! The Butler family is part of our TDC Family, and they founded Elle's Enchanted Forest. This video features TDC students, Nikita, Sammy, Adora and Elle Butler!

The mission of Elle's Enchanted Forest is to have a playground for all children, including children with disabilities, and for parents/grandparents/Veterans that are disabled to have a place to be able to play with their kids/grandkids. There will also be a focus to include elements for children/adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as their needs are unique from those with physical disabilities. The playground will be inclusive to everyone and will truly be a great place for all families!

Elle’s Enchanted Forest is inspired by the unconditional love Elle’s sister, Nikita, has for her younger sister and the dream to have a place to go with her Grandpappy, a disabled Veteran.

Elle was born with bi-vocal chord paralysis and couldn’t breathe. Elle had to spend time in the NICU and at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Rehab Center for 3 months. After a ton of tests and all the specialists coming back with inconclusive results, the genetic results finally came back that there was a large deletion of chromosome #4. It is De Novo, meaning it is new in the medical world. The doctors can not give a clear picture of what to expect. They can only compare to cases of patients missing only 5-10% of what Elle is missing. They said she may never walk or talk. The Butler family also had to make the hard decision to give her a tracheostomy and g-tube. They strongly believe that Elle is going to prove all the doctors wrong, and they are trying to give Elle the best chances and support possible. She is a busy girl working with multiple pediatric therapists and playing with her big sister, Nikita. We want to see our girls play together without limits and believe all children and families should have this same opportunity.

Credits:
Choreography: Mckenzie Beaverson & DeMarco Sleeper
Video Editing: Heidi Glynias
Song: Hair in the Air by Poppy & Branch **we do not own rights to this music.

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