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Lemons Sweeten These Lives

The 8th Annual Lemon Ball was held on January 11th to commemorate Alex Scott and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, and with the help of over 900 guests was able to raise close to $900,000. A rousing live auction combined with the funds raised from the Fund a Cure portion of the evening resulted in guests raising more than $160,000 in a matter of minutes. This money will help to fund thousands of hours of pediatric cancer research looking for better treatments and cures for all children with cancer. Sweet and inspirational participation came from a number of childhood cancer heroes who either […]

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Kids Helping Kids

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Ever know a kid, maybe at school or temple, who had cancer? It’s pretty scary to think about. Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where kids didn’t get cancer? Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is trying to do just that – find a cure so that someday kids don’t get cancer. The best part is – YOU can help while fulfilling your Mitzvah project. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by a 4-year-old little girl, Alexandra “Alex” Scott. Alex had cancer, but decided that she was going to start holding lemonade stands to raise money that would help […]

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Changing Childhood Cancer Project

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Wondering how much of a difference a child can make? Well, if Alex Scott is any indicator, a pretty big one. When Alex was just 4 years old, she decided she wanted to set-up a lemonade stand to help kids like herself who had cancer. She didn’t want to keep the money but instead wanted to donate the funds to help doctors on their way to finding a cure. By the time she was 8, Alex had raised a million dollars for childhood cancer research with the help of volunteers across the country. What’s more is her message had spread […]

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