Fight Childhood Cancer, One Cup at a Time

On Thursday August 20th, Friday August 21st and Saturday August 22nd,  from 9 to 5 my family is hosting an "Alex's Lemonade Stand" all donations go towards fighting childhood cancer. The stand will be located at 11656 Sorrento, Sterling Heights, MI 48312. If you are in the area please stop by and enjoy a some great lemonade and fight childhood cancer at the same time. Below is some information about the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and a link to the website if you would like more information. 

About Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

"Fighting Childhood Cancer, One Cup at a Time"

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra "Alex" Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since its inception, ALSF has become a leader in raising funds and public awareness of childhood cancer. The future mission of the Foundation is to continue educating and empowering children and adults to make a difference in the battle against childhood cancer.

ALSF is dedicated to:
Raising money and awareness for childhood cancer, primarily research leading to cures and new treatments
Encouraging and educating others, especially children, to get involved in raising funds and awareness for childhood cancer.
Expediting the process of finding cures and bringing them to children with cancer now.

Since Alex held her first stand, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised over $25 million towards fulfilling her dream of finding a cure. Through a growing number of fundraising efforts
and the help of thousands of volunteers, the Foundation bearing her name has funded over 80 research projects nationally.

Though Alex's mechanism for raising money may have been a natural for a child - hosting a lemonade stand in her front yard - her "simple" idea has made a world of difference. Alex bravely fought her cancer while remaining
committed to raising money for childhood cancer research, taking her lemonade stands national in 2004. With the help of others, Alex succeeded in raising over $1 million in funding, and an immeasurable amount of awareness for childhood cancer research before she died on August 1, 2004.

www.alexslemonade.org