Last year I ran in my first ½ marathon at the ING Philadelphia Distance Run as part of Team Lemon to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Thanks to the support of many of you, and the help of my family, I managed to raise over $1700 for this wonderful organization that helps fund research to find a cure for childhood cancer. This year my 5 year old daughter, Madison, has decided to join me!

She will be running in the first ING KiDS Rock Philadelphia Kindergartner ½ mile race on Thursday, September 15th. Over the course of training for this race, she plans to run the equivalent of a full marathon…26.2 miles!! I will try once again to tackle the ½ marathon which is on Sunday, September 18th.

When Madison decided that she wanted to run the ½ mile race, she also told me that she wanted to “hold more lemonade stands to help sick kids get better”. So, we are again raising money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and together, we hope that we can beat our fundraising amount from last year!

What these children and their families go through is unimaginable to me. Madison and I are proud to be running for such a worthy cause. I hope you can find it in your heart to make a donation to our fundraising page…remember, every bit counts. Thank you!! -Madison & Steve Summer