The Childhood Cancer Blog
Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!
Today is the day we’ve been anticipating for four years – the start of another summer Olympics. If you’re a sports nut like me, the next two weeks are awesome. Or, if you’re not sports-minded, perhaps you’ll enjoy the Olympics simply for something decent to watch on TV. In any case, it’s all about the best athletes in the world competing at the highest level possible and not for signing bonuses or contracts, but simply to... Read More
A guest blog by Hope Bertelsen, one of ALSF's childhood cancer heroes who has been fighting stage IV neuroblastoma since she was 12 (she's now 21). Read more about Hope. Marc Vetri and meOn the third day of my two-week internship with ALSF, Sheryl, the Special Events Manager, took me to... Read More
Whew! It's been a busy couple of weeks here at Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. We've had so many amazing events that have raised an incredible amount of money for childhood cancer research. One of our favorites was National Lemonade Days, which this year was held June 8-10. It's a time where our supporters from coast to coast join together to hold stands to honor Alex's annual summertime lemonade stand. Mackenzie Aladjem of Toluca Lake, California, was among the thousands of supporters across the country that held lemonade stand events during Lemonade Days, and her efforts inspired her... Read More
