The Childhood Cancer Blog
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from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!
September may be over, but there is still time to show your Strawberry Shortcake spirit on behalf of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. As you may know, Strawberry Shortcake has been a supporter of ALSF for two years now, helping to garner attention for the cause during National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Well, this year, they have extended their efforts into October and are inviting supporters to enjoy the fall weather by hosting a Strawberry Shortcake Lemonade Stand. Need more incentive to host a stand as the leaves fall? Well, Strawberry Shortcake will donate $50... Read More
That’s right, summer may be over, but we’re continuing to “race” through the year. This past weekend, we celebrated our very first Max’s Ring of Fire Lemon Run in San Diego on Sunday, September 25, 2011. We’re happy to say that in our first year working with Max’s Ring of Fire (MROF), The MROF Lemon raised over $15,000 and saw over 300 participants come out to support the battle against childhood cancer. The 4.6 mile course,... Read More
When our daughter Alexandra “Alex” Scott was first diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer, it would be an understatement to say that our lives were turned upside down. As young parents (we were in our 20’s at the time), we were certainly scared, and part of the reason why was that we simply didn’t know anything about childhood cancer, especially the form Alex had. After walking out of the hospital, we were... Read More