The Childhood Cancer Blog

The Childhood Cancer Blog

Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

  • Rack up miles in September for kids with cancer
    You can rack up the miles this September and together, we can find cures for childhood cancer!
  • dogs can sign up for The Million Mile too
    Get your dog in on The Million Mile tracking fun!
  • lace up those sneakers
    Lace up those sneakers and get ready to track some miles.
  • The Million Mile logo
    You can join The Million Mile anytime in September and track your miles during the biggest childhood cancer awareness challenge!

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and around the hallways of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), it is also time for The Million Mile. The Million Mile is a virtual fundraising and awareness campaign that lasts the whole month of September. Supporters everywhere join together to log the miles that they walk, run and cycle, while raising funds for childhood cancer research.

In these days when we spend so much time apart... Read More

Happy Lemonade Days!

Last week, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation supporters kicked off Lemonade Days. Traditionally, Lemonade Days is a week of front yard and community lemonade stands. This year, of course, is a little different, but the generosity and creativity from stand hosts is bigger than ever. From hosting virtual events to offering drive-by lemonade pick-up, Lemonade Days stand hosts are never short on ideas and inspiration! 

It’s not too late to sign up for Lemonade Days at LemonadeDays.org. You can host a virtual or social-... Read More

  • Becoming paralyzed might slow down some people, but for Kenny Herriot it was the exact opposite.
    Becoming paralyzed might slow down some people, but for Kenny Herriot it was the exact opposite.
  • While taking a solo 3,400-mile Mississippi river voyage by canoe is extreme by most people’s standards, for Jim it was the ideal way to raise money for childhood cancer research!
    While taking a solo 3,400-mile Mississippi river voyage by canoe is extreme by most people’s standards, for Jim it was the ideal way to raise money for childhood cancer research!
  • What started as two rival schools battling it out for the ultimate trophy, turned into a friendly competition when fighting against a common enemy: childhood cancer.
    What started as two rival schools battling it out for the ultimate trophy, turned into a friendly competition when fighting against a common enemy: childhood cancer.
  • Some Grandmas bake cookies to comfort their grandkids, others, go skydiving.
    Some Grandmas bake cookies to comfort their grandkids, others, go skydiving.
  • There’s no mountain too high to stop the father-son duo of Jeff and Justin Zorn from fighting childhood cancer.
    There’s no mountain too high to stop the father-son duo of Jeff and Justin Zorn from fighting childhood cancer.

After she was given a life-changing treatment at the age of 4, Alex Scott was determined to raise money to give to her doctor so he could help all kids the way he helped her. She wanted to fund better treatments and research projects to find cures for all childhood cancers. 

Alex held her first lemonade stand on July 1, 2000. After that successful stand, Alex set out to raise one million dollars – and she did. Now that’s some extreme support! Twenty years later, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) continues to honor Alex’s memory by funding more breakthrough research for... Read More

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