Abigail E. Keller Foundation
The Abigail E. Keller Foundation supports medically fragile and terminally-ill children as well as their families throughout their unique journey and at end-of-life.
Guests will be enchanted by a live auction, a silent auction, grand prize raffle, champagne wall and entertainment, all aimed at raising funds for medically fragile children and their families.
Teddy Bears Bring Smiles to Children in Central Texas Hospitals, Clinics, and School for Special Needs and Medically Complex Students
Thank you to the overwhelming community support in making the 7th annual Abbey’s Teddy Bear Drive a success. Volunteers ranging from a youth baseball team, local businesses, Junior League of Austin, AEKF Ambassadors, friends and family organized, tagged, packaged and delivered over 500 teddy bears to 5 locations in Central Texas.
- Dell Children’s Medical Center Main Campus
- Dell Children’s Medical Center North Campus
- Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin
- Dell Ascension Children’s Comprehensive Care Clinic
- Austin Independent School District, Rosedale School
The generous donors, volunteers and board members helped make this Valentine’s Day a little brighter for the children and families that need it most.
Help Us Make Miracles Happen – Amplify Austin 2026
We are excited that we are once again participating in Amplify Austin, the biggest day of giving in Central Texas! This year we are highlighting stories like Zaraiah’s, our 2025-2026 Butterfly Grant receipient, a reminder of exactly why our mission matters. Your support helps provide critical relief to medically fragile children and their families.
Early giving has begun and we are excited to announce that your donation can be DOUBLED thanks to a generous donation.
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Abigail’s Story
Once upon a time there was a princess, Abigail Elizabeth Keller, a little girl with a big name, her birth on July 25, 2007 was one of the happiest days of her parents lives. Her parents like to think that Abigail knew of the journey she would take them on by the smile she had on her face as they rode down the hospital elevator to take her home. Abbey’s smile was the one constant that could be counted on despite her lifelong struggles. One night as she rode in the car with her parents she would get upset and then smile for no reason until Momma realized that it was every time that they left the glow of the overhead street lights, their blind little girl didn’t like the dark! Early on as her Dada held her in his arms, during one of the hospitalizations, they were both covered in vomit but she looked up at him and smiled. Countless were the times when she laughed and played despite being in the hospital, amazing all who saw. Who else, but Abbey, could get discharged straight out of the intensive care unit to go home? And because of her illness her parents met the wonderful doctors and nurses whom without Abbey they would never have known. Abigail educated her parents of the world, that is special needs parenting, and were made better because of it. She spent half her life in the hospital or in clinics. Read more…
