Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
by Trish Adkins, ALSF
The first day of school is almost here! And while summer days are winding down, the fall is the perfect time to join Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) in the fight against childhood cancer. We know firsthand how amazing kids are at helping kids. Our founder, Alex Scott, was just a young girl when she held her first lemonade stand. Kids everywhere joined her call-to-action and now, ALSF is more than an organization, it’... Read More
by Trish Adkins
It all starts with what seems to be normal pain and a bump.
To a parent, their child is just complaining about something painful on their arm, leg or pelvis. The pain worsens. The bump lingers. And after many visits to the doctor, a diagnosis is finally made—Ewing’s sarcoma, the second most common type of childhood bone cancer.
What appears on an MRI as a large tumor in... Read More
by Addie Martelli, ALSF
While lemonade stands are the foundation of ALSF, there are other fun and creative ways our supporters can raise money for childhood cancer research. One of those is by hosting your own 5K Race. I know it sounds like quite the undertaking, but that is exactly what we thought when ALSF planned its first Lemon Run 5K in 2009. However, eight years later it is our largest special event and an incredibly fun, family-friendly... Read More
