The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Good music always makes the miles go faster. Our founder, Alexandra “Alex” Scott loved music, too. Back when Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was just beginning, a neighbor of the Scott family wanted to support ALSF. He owned a record company and donated a whole bunch of CDs. Alex’s Greatest Hits, which contained 12 feel-good songs, were included in early Lemonade Stand kits.
Now, ALSF has grown to include more than lemonade stands. Each September, during childhood cancer awareness month, ALSF hosts... Read More
by Trish Adkins
Every year, over 250,000 new cases of cancer affect children around the world. Every day, 250 of these children will die from cancer. Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the United States. Despite these facts, childhood cancer research is consistently and vastly underfunded. There are dozens of types and hundreds of subtypes of childhood cancer—and many of these types have no known cures. ... Read More
Our founder, Alex Scott, was fortunate in her life to have her older brother Patrick, and two younger brothers, Eddie and Joey – her 3 SuperSibs. Alex’s brothers remain involved and committed to helping other childhood cancer families.
The following letter is a heartfelt tribute that Alex’s older brother Patrick wrote on August 1, 2017. Patrick was an important part of Alex's lemonade stands--helping her set up and run her front yard lemonade stand.
To my sister Alex,... Read More
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