The Childhood Cancer Blog
Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!
Happy Friday everyone! It has been a hot week here in the Philadelphia area, which only reminds us that summer and lemonade season are right around the corner. While we are very excited about continuing our 10th anniversary year, we can’t help but be a little nervous about our goal of raising more funds and awareness this year than in any year prior! With such a lofty goal, we thought we would enlist the help of supporters on the ground in some of our key cities and make them official employees of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.Early this year... Read More
Here at Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, we are faced with the very serious issue of childhood cancer every day. So, we try to keep the environment light around the office. In honor of April Fools’ Day, we wanted to share some of the activities our staff has taken part in. These include chair races, scooter obstacle courses, and the “who can keep a straight face after biting into a sour lemon” game.We are very serious about finding a cure for childhood cancer, but as evidenced below, our staff finds time to have fun too.PS – these activities can be used at your... Read More
We were saddened to learn this week that one of our childhood cancer heroes, Matthew Schechter passed away. Matt was a lemonade stand host and most recently a volunteer at our annual gala, The Lemon Ball.Matt was a true hero. We are reminded especially this week that the work of our supporters, volunteers, grantees, and everyone fighting for a cure for kids with cancer really does matter, in big and small ways, to these kids... Read More
