The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
guest post by Terry McCarthy, host of Light Lemons (the lemonade stand held by Lightfoot, Franklin & White)
A couple years ago, I was asked to give the commencement address to the graduating class at Cumberland School of Law. It was both thrilling and terrifying at the same time. As I thought about what to say in the speech, dozens of ideas popped into my mind, but none of them seemed right. I am an adjunct faculty member at the school and knew the graduates well; I wanted to inspire them.
I remembered the story that inspires me the most—... Read More
by Ruth Ciamarra, hero mom and host of “Anna’s Lemonade Stand”
While my daughter Anna was in treatment for T Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), we spent days confined to the house. Anna had a weakened immune system and as a result of our medically necessary confinement, she officially missed an entire school year. I was looking for ways to get our family involved in doing something—anything—to help other families avoid... Read More
Guest post by Elisa Cobb and Angie Aselin, 2nd Grade Teachers, Spring Texas
Every year, our principal asks our team to come up with a second-grade level philanthropy project. While brainstorming new ideas, one of our team members suggested Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF). The majority of us didn’t know much about it. As educators of 8-year-old children, it didn’t take much research to realize we had chosen our philanthropy—ALSF is all about kids helping other kids!
We jumped in feet first not knowing what to expect—little did we know our lemonade stand would take... Read More
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