The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
When ALSF founder Alex Scott was just 4 years old, she hosted her first lemonade stand and raised over $2,000. Alex left a legacy of hope, purpose and a call to action for all of us to go the extra mile for children with cancer.
Rebecca Byrom wanted to support her grandson Alex, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Since Alex faced his scary situation so bravely, she wanted to do something that scared her: skydiving!
Avon Middle School principal David Kimball went the extra mile and promised to kiss a pig if his students met their ALSF lemonade stand fundraising goal. The students did it and the pig was kissed!
Jim Emanuel is spending the summer canoing over 3,500 miles from Montana to the Gulf of Mexico. The journey tests his stamina, but Jim says that is nothing compared to what children battling cancer go through.
Rik Zortman uses his mobile GPS tracker to spell out the names of childhood cancer heroes to raise awareness and honor their courage. His first name was "Armstrong," his 3-year-old son who died from glioblastoma in 2009.
Since 2012, the Lemonettes have raised more than $15,000 for childhood cancer research. The sisters, who are now 14 and 11-years-old, intend on keeping up their lemonade stand fundraising and are working to get their entire community involved.
The UCLA Nano-Transformers are building breakthroughs and racking up the miles for The Million Mile. The team includes patients, families, patient advocates, UCLA students, physicians, nurses and scientists and brings everyone together for one goal: a cure!
The Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex transforms their facility into a lemon wonderland during September! They decorate cardio equipment with ALSF signs, plan special events and ask everyone to track their miles for The Million Mile.
Bob's Discount Furniture partnered with students at Manchester High School to build a lemonade stand. The students hosted events at their school and the Bob's store in Connecticut.
Lindsey Romeo used her "can-do" attitude to gather and turn in cans and bottles for cash, which she donated to ALSF! She collected over 10,000 items in 2017.
The Philadelphia regional offices of CBRE used The Million Mile as a way to foster a team environment while promoting workplace health and wellness. The group registered 33 TMM teams in 2017--who all competed to go the most miles in their office!
by Trish Adkins
When ALSF founder Alex Scott was just 4 years old and in treatment for neuroblastoma, she held her first lemonade stand. Alex raised over $2,000 and sparked a movement towards cures for childhood cancer. Now, supporters everywhere follow in Alex’s footsteps and go the extra mile every day to help children and find cures! From supporters who jump out of planes or canoe thousands of miles to children who host lemonade stands and researchers working around the clock to find breakthroughs, the list of extra-milers... Read More
Meg’s ultimate goal is to be a pediatric oncologist; but for now, she is running the distance to help kids like her sister fight cancer.
Like ALSF founder Alex Scott, Meg and her sister Morgan started their fundraising efforts with a lemonade stand.
Meg Schwehm and her family have been participating in The Million Mile since the beginning.
by Liz Schwehm, hero mom
I love to tell the story about how we became involved in Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) because it is exactly what inspires our entire family to remain committed and stay involved.
My youngest child, Morgan, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2013. Morgan had been having stomach pain and stopped eating. It was not unusual for her to stop eating, but eventually, her pain became so bad that she would not play. We took Morgan to three pediatricians in one week and finally convinced one to order a... Read More
Allie Neenan and Usman Hyder, the first two presidents of the UT Dallas Lemon Club.
The Lemon Club is a student-led club that functions under the direction of ALSF to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research. ALSF’s Lemon Clubs plan and execute on and off campus fundraisers for the duration of their school year. Lemon Club chapters are encouraged to host a variety of awareness and fundraising events to help spread the mission of ALSF and to meet their fundraising goals.
Allie Neenan served as President of the UT Dallas Lemon Club for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years. She will go on to earn her PhD in Clinical Psychology and hopes to pursue a career in pediatric psychosocial oncology. She met Foundation Co-Executive Director Jay Scott (pictured) at the Lemon Climb Houston in March 2018.
Two of UTD Lemon Club's leaders at this year's Talent Show fundraiser, along with Hero Isabella Day and SuperSibs Anna and Jaclyn (Anna is also an ALSF ambassador).
Volunteers at a recent lemonade stand hosted by the UT Dallas Lemon Club.
All the runners from this year's Million Mile fun run hosted by the UT Dallas Lemon Club.
The UT Dallas Lemon Club keeps this sign at all their lemonade stands to educate as many people as possible.
by Allie Neenan, founding co-President of the Dallas Lemon Club at the University of Texas
For the past three years, I have been a leader of the Dallas Lemon Club at the University of Texas (UT). We are a group of students from varied backgrounds with a common goal: curing childhood cancer. I learned about the club from its founder, my classmate and dear friend, Usman. I never heard of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation before meeting Usman, but his passion for this cause was contagious. Alex's legacy has that effect on people.
When the... Read More
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