For four years at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, I watched children and their families fight bravely against childhood cancer. Most of them ended up losing their battles. While we have many treatments, we are still nowhere close to a cure for childhood cancer. My contribution to Alex's Lemonade Stand from running one of the Pittsburgh Marathon 2012 events will help fund further pediatric cancer research and treatment. I hope that just one life can be made longer with the money I raise.

This is my very first half marathon, and I'm super excited.  I'll be running in memory of all of the kids that we lost along the way, and in honor of those who are still in treatment.  Please donate, because no parent should ever have to bury a child. 

About Alex's Lemonade Stand:

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) shares the vision of our founder and creator, Alexandra “Alex” Scott—a cure for all children with cancer.

When Alex, who was diagnosed with childhood cancer just before her first birthday, was four, she told her parents she wanted to set up a front-yard lemonade stand. Her plan: to give the money to doctors to help them find a cure. Her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand”, held with the help of her older brother Patrick, raised an astonishing $2,000 in one day. While bravely fighting her own cancer, Alex continued to set up lemonade stands every year. As news spread of the remarkable girl so dedicated to helping other sick children, people everywhere were inspired to start their own lemonade stands—donating the proceeds to her cause.

In 2004 when Alex passed away at the age of eight—her stand and inspiration had raised more than $1 million towards finding a cure for the disease that took her life.