Riley Miller has personal reasons for wanting to find a cure for pediatric cancer.
She had two brothers die from cancer when they were very young. One of them died at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, the same facility where Alex’s Lemonade Stand founder Alex Scott was hospitalized. Alex had neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer.
Gerard Blobe, MD, PhD, a professor of pharmacology and cancer biology and member of the Duke Cancer Institute, has been awarded a $250,000, two-year innovation grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which is dedicated to pediatric cancer. Blobe is investigating the use of heparin and its derivatives against neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in infancy.
Friends and family of Logan Pledger are hosting a lemonade stand July 18 to raise money for childhood cancer research.
Sarah and William Pledger, Logan’s parents, will host “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” (Foundation of Childhood Cancer) outside of Piggly Wiggly in Jemison in honor of their late son’s birthday.
The Eastwood Summer Classic kicks off Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Eastwood HQ in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. This year, the Street Rodder Road Tour 1961 Ford Galaxy Sunliner is making an appearance, along with hundreds of other hot rods, classics, customs, and muscle cars to bring some summer heat to the Northeast.
Mercury Insurance auctioned a 2013 Toyota Highlander to combat childhood cancer this morning, raising $14,700. All proceeds benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit dedicated to finding cures for pediatric cancers. The auction was held at the Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA) branch in Anaheim.
The Elk River Applebee’s, 18891 Freeport St., is among more than 870 nationwide joining the fight against childhood cancer this July by supporting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Fifteen years ago, the beginning of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation grew from the front yard lemonade stand of 4-year-old cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott. Today, the foundation bearing her name has become one of the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations in support of pediatric cancer research.
Whether running or walking the 5K race or helping raise funds, The McTigue Financial Group is on a mission to accelerate finding a cure for childhood cancers. The local financial planning firm is joining the national Northwestern Mutual effort to raise funds for childhood cancer research in the third annual Race for Research to be held on July 19th..
Jude is an imaginative and brave little boy. At less than a year old, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. He underwent many complications with his treatment and had to have one of his eyes removed. But today he is cancer-free!
