Since 2014, this small-town stand has raised over $4,000 to help fund pediatric cancer research, contributing to the 250 million that Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has raised as a whole. Only 4% of the annual budget from the National Cancer Institute goes toward childhood cancer research and ALSF helps fill that gap! Our next lemonade stand date is TBD, but in the meantime, there are lots of ways you can help! 

• TAKE SURVEYS! Yes, you can fight childhood cancer one survey at a time too! For every survey you take with ALSF as your preferred charity, Survey Monkey will donate 50¢ to help kids with cancer. Skip surfing the web, do something meaningful instead! Copy and paste this link to get started today! bit.ly/2znXrzR

• DONATE ONLINE! ALSF has funded over 1,000 research projects at more than 150 institutions including in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, bringing better treatments and cures to children with cancer, but it doesn't stop there. The type of research that ALSF funds can impact many different types of cancers and diseases, including those for adults as well. The mission is to make their data findings readily accessible to others. Who knows how far Alex's selflessness will ripple!?

But wait, "Who's Alex?" Well, she was a little girl in Connecticut with neuroblastoma. In the year 2000 at the young age of 4, Alex held her first lemonade stand to raise money to help other kids with cancer like her. Before passing away at the age of 8, Alex had already raised 1 million dollars! Her legacy lives on through ALSF which has raised over $250 million!

If you have read this far, you're already helping by becoming more aware of ALSF and its cause! We hope you'll consider doing more for this wonderful organization that receives 4 out of 4 stars on CharityNavigator.org (a non-biased reviewer of over 160,000 charities). ALSF was even named one of Charity Navigator’s "10 Best Medical Research Organizations" in the U.S.. Thanks for helping fight childhood cancer, one cup at a time!

Hey while you're here, enjoy some highlights from years past below. Be sure to check out the "All Posts" section for lots of fun photos and more!  
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