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The 6th annual L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade Stand was an overwhelming success raising over $1 million for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, breaking last year’s record for the event by $300,000. Located at Royce Quad on the campus of UCLA, the day was perfect for chefs and fans to come together to support childhood cancer research.
A few highlights:
- More than 2,000 people, including more than 100 chefs, mixologists and vintners were on hand to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research.
- Inspiring speech by Jay & Liz Scott, Alex's parents, and co-executive directors of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, and hero speaker and cancer survivor 11 year-old Samantha Hill, highlighting the importance of how one individual can make a difference.
- A dynamic live and silent auction that raised more than $300,000, including a women's chef dinner including Suzanne Goin, April Bloomfield, Giada De Laurentiis, Nancy Oakes and Sherry Yard totaling $150,000 (a triple winning bid of $50,000).
- A pre-event raffle with Omaze for a chance to win a tickets, hang out with Timothy Olyphant and mix cocktails with Neal Bodenheimer. The auction raised more than $51,000 and was won by Flora Sanchez
WHAT: Culinary and Entertainment Stars Join Battle Against Childhood Cancer At L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Culinary Event
WHO:
Max Burkholder: Parenthood
Caitlin Carmichael: American Girl
Laura Dern
Lena Dunham
Thomas Gibson: Criminal Minds
Nolan Gould: Modern Family
Colin Hanks: Fargo, Life in Pieces
Taylor Hay: A Day in the Life
Jimmy Kimmel, along with his wife Molly McNearney and their daughter, Jane
Aja Naomi King: How to Get Away with Murder
Jenni Konner: Girls, Producer
Timothy Olyphant: Justified
Ben Falcone
Steve Mallory
Joe Mantegna: Criminal Minds
Joel McHale: Community
Pauley Perrette: NCIS
Benjamin Stockham: About A Boy
James Van Der Beek: CIS: Cyber
Kirsten Vangsness: Criminal Minds
Thandie Newton: The Slap
WHERE: Royce Quad, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2015 – 12-4PM
Participating Chefs
John Besh (New Orleans, LA) – Besh Restaurant Group
Chris Bianco (Phoenix, AZ ) – Pizzeria Bianco, Pane Bianco, Bar Bianco
Roy Choi (Los Angeles, CA) – Kogi BBQ
Michael Cimarusti & Tristan Aitchison (Los Angeles, CA) – Connie & Ted's, Providence
Scott Conant & Freddy Vargas (Los Angeles, CA) – Scarpetta
Giada De Laurentiis (Los Angeles, CA) – Giada, Vegas
Eva Ein (Santa Barbara, CA) – McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams
Ray England & Shannon Swindle (Los Angeles, CA) – Craft
Tony Esnault (Los Angeles, CA) – Church & State Bistro
Susan Feniger (Los Angeles, CA) – Mud Hen Tavern
Michael Fiorelli & Rebecca Merhej (Los Angeles, CA) – Love & Salt
Benjamin Ford (Los Angeles, CA) – Ford’s Filling Station
Jeremy Fox (Los Angeles, CA) – Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen
Neal Fraser (Los Angeles, CA) – The Strand House, Redbird, BLD, ICDC, Fritzi Dog
Ray Garcia (Los Angeles, CA) – Broken Spanish
Suzanne Goin & Amy Deaderick (Los Angeles, CA) – Lucques, Tavern
Hedy Goldsmith (Los Angeles, CA)
Valerie Gordon (Los Angeles, CA) – Valerie Confections
Cosmo Goss (Chicago, IL) – The Publican
Jonathan Graham (Los Angeles, CA) – Compartes Chocolatier
Lauren Herman (Los Angeles, CA) – a.o.c.
Maria Hines (Seattle, WA) – Tilth, Golden Beetle, Agrodolce
Bruce Kalman (Los Angeles, CA) – Union, Amano Pasta Bar & Market
Anthony Keene (Los Angeles, CA) – The London West Hollywood
Brandon Kida (Los Angeles, CA) – Hinoki and the Bird
Adam Perry Lang (New York, NY + Los Angeles, CA) – Serious BBQ
Ludo Lefebvre (Los Angeles, CA) – Trois Mec, Petit Trois
David LeFevre (Manhattan Beach, CA) – Manhattan Beach Post, Fishing with Dynamite, The Arthur J
David Lentz (Los Angeles, CA) - The Hungry Cat
Donald Link (New Orleans, LA) – Herbsaint, Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Pêche
Jenn Louis (Portland, OR) – Lincoln Restaurant, Sunshine Tavern
Tyler Malek (Los Angeles, CA) – Salt & Straw
Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger (Los Angeles, CA) – Border Grill Restaurants, Truck & Catering
Zoe Nathan (Los Angeles, CA) – Huckleberry Café & Bakery
Nancy Oakes & Dana Younkin (San Francisco, CA) – Boulevard Restaurant
Lachlan Patterson (Boulder, CO) – Frasca Food & Wine
Chris Phelps & Zak Walters (Los Angeles, CA) – Salt’s Cure
Steve Samson (Los Angeles, CA) - Sotto
Michael Schwartz (Miami, FL) - Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, The Cypress, Harry’s Pizzeria
Mindy Segal (Chicago, IL) – Mindy’s Hot Chocolate
Nancy Silverton (Los Angeles, CA) – Mozza Restaurant Group
Johnathan Sundstrom (Seattle, WA) – Lark, Bitter/Raw, Slab Sandwiches & Pie
Suzanne Tracht (Los Angeles, CA) - Jar
Marc Vetri & Jeff Michaud (Philadelphia, PA) – Vetri Foundation
Rocco Whalen (Cleveland, OH) - Fahrenheit, Cleveland & Charlotte
Jason Winters (Los Angeles, CA) – Urban Pie
Kris Yenbamroong (Los Angeles, CA) – Night + Market
Shiho Yoshikawa (Santa Monica, CA) - Sweet Rose Creamery
***All chefs graciously donated their time, food and talent to the cause for this event***
Photography available on request
For more information, visit alexslemonade.org
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About Childhood Cancer
Childhood cancer is a general term used to describe cancer in children occurring regularly, randomly and sparing no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region. Childhood cancer extends to over a dozen types of cancers and a countless amount of subtypes. Just a few of these cancer types include: Ewing’s sarcoma, glioma, leukemia, lymphoma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilm’s tumor. In the United States, childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15. Every day, approximately 250 kids around the world die from cancer, accounting for 91,250 losing their lives to the disease every year.
About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of supporters across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $80 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 450 pediatric cancer research projects nationally. For more information on Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, visit AlexsLemonade.org.