The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
by Annie Korp
Giving Tuesday is the philanthropic outlet for all the money you’ll save when you shop the sales on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. You’ve saved and now you can pass those savings forward and donate on Giving Tuesday! Here’s how to ensure your hard-earned donation makes the most impact:
- Find a cause you’re passionate about
Here at Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), we are passionate about funding innovative and life-saving childhood cancer research... Read More
Three years into treatment for stage IV neuroblastoma, Eli was out of options. His cancer was not quitting; but neither was Eli.
His family and local team of doctors in Arkansas found out about some promising treatments available 1,200 miles away in Philadelphia. There was no hesitation: the family would make the trip. Eli enrolled in his first clinical trial, led by Dr. John Maris, an ALSF-funded researcher. The trip to Philadelphia was long and expensive; but the ALSF Travel for Care progr... Read More
Whether you hosted a lemonade stand, attended an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) special event, shared a post on social media or made a donation, your support of ALSF has made 2018 remarkable and hope-filled for children battling cancer.
This year, you turned lemonade into clinical trials at 13 different institutions. Dr. Steven Dubois, pictured above, is leading a multi-site trial to treat resistant types of childhood cancer.
An international group of 90 researchers gathered in Philadelphia for the first meeting of the Crazy 8 Initiative.
Our amazing supporters take a stand all year round by hosting lemonade stands, attending special events and sharing the ALSF story!
To accomplish this enormous mission of helping all children have access to safe, more effective treatments and cures, we need a formula. Our Formula for Cures begins and ends with the inspiration of people everywhere and in-between it requires an approach that empowers each one of us to make a difference.
Whether you hosted a lemonade stand, attended an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) special event, shared a post on social media or made a donation, your support of ALSF has made 2018 remarkable and hope-filled for children battling cancer.
Earlier this year, we introduced ALSF’s Formula for Cures (check out the slideshow above to learn more!) which represents our philosophy that each of us has a role in making cures for childhood cancer a reality. We know curing childhood cancer is not the product of one lemonade stand or one breakthrough in a lab. It is not just one... Read More
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