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It's here....one of the busiest (and best) weeks of the year for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation! We kick it off with the CBS Phone Bank on Thursday, June 6 (tune in to watch or donate online at cbsphilly.com), National Lemonade Days is June 7-9 (hundreds of stands are being held coast to coast) and Alex's "Original" Lemonade Stand, commemorating Alex's... Read More
This is the question that we've been posing as we gear up for the Million Mile Run in September - would you go the distance to find a cure? We think it's pretty safe to assume that any parent would go one million miles, and then some, for the well being of their child, so at ALSF - that's just what we're doing. Throughout the month of September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we're going to complete 1 million miles to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research. Watch the video below to learn more:Does it... Read More
It's hard to believe, but it's already been one month since the horrific Boston Marathon bombings on April 15. In the days following the attacks, Jay Scott posted a blog to the Huffington Post about the camaraderie of runners as we all tried to comprehend the events in Boston. In case you missed it, we've posted it below. It may be a departure from our regular posts focusing on childhood cancer, but captures the essence of the human spirit that is at the core of why we do what we do at Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation - helping others (in our case,... Read More