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At Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation we’re all about kids helping kids! Here are two kids we’re proud of and have seen in the news lately, who are helping to cure childhood cancer one cup at a time! P.J. Bartos at his Alex's Lemonade Stand (source: CBS 5 News)11-year-old P.J. Bartos is an old hand at holding lemonade stands - he hosted his 7th annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand this month in Peoria, AZ. So far, Bartos and his friends have helped raise a staggering $29,000 - amazing!P.J.'s efforts also got some media... Read More
Christopher Vakoc, MD, PhD, received a 2012 "A" Award from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for his project "BET Bromodomain Inhibition as Epigenetic Therapy in Pediatric Leukemia." Here's a description of his project: "Our research seeks to develop novel drugs for pediatric leukemia using a host of powerful genetic technologies, most notably, an approach called RNA interference screening. Our... Read More
By Liz ScottHappy birthday, Alex!Alex’s birthday is this Sunday, January 18 – she would be 19. This past Saturday we held The Lemon Ball, our annual gala. It’s a birthday party for Alex, in a way, as well as a celebration of everything she has made possible. This year the Lemon Ball raised more than $1 million for childhood cancer research – which... Read More
