The Childhood Cancer Blog

The Childhood Cancer Blog

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

Join the exclusive one cup at a time club to help make cures for childhood cancer possible!

ALSF founder, Alex Scott, believed that everyone could make a difference and that every gift would add up to a cure for childhood cancer. So far, our supporters have helped us fund over 690 research projects!

For the past 5 years, supporters in the ALSF One Cup at a Time Club have helped to make this funding possible by giving recurring gifts—once a month, quarter or year. These gifts have made an enormous impact, totaling nearly $180,000! This has enabled ALSF to fund innovative childhood cancer research that... Read More

March Madness: More than the final score. ALSF founder Alex Scott receiving an award at a Sixers game.

 by Liz Scott, Alex’s Mom

I am always inspired when I watch basketball and, for me, March Madness is the best basketball time of the year!  I like watching basketball, especially youth basketball because kids play their hearts out.   

As a parent, I have grown to recognize the work and effort that these young men and women have had to put into this sport to play at the Division 1 level.  I appreciate all that their parents and families have done to give them this opportunity.  It can be grueling at times to watch your child make mistakes, have a bad game or just sit on the... Read More

March is National Reading Month! All month long, students, teachers and families celebrate reading and the magic of books. At Alex’s Lemonade Stand , we have  lots of fun, unique ways you can celebrate National Reading Month and help children battling cancer!

by Trish Adkins

March is National Reading Month! All month long, students, teachers, and families celebrate reading and the magic of books. At Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, we have many fun, unique ways you can celebrate National Reading Month and help children battling cancer

Reading with children (whether yours or the ones you teach) sparks their imagination, expands their vocabulary,... Read More

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