Several Lowndes County Chick-fil-A locations are raising money this week for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a charity that focuses on eradicating childhood cancer.
There will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy summers’s traditional sweet and sour drink this weekend while contributing to a worthy cause.
One Clarksburg business and a Germantown family are dedicated to setting up traditional lemonade stands in support of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping find a cure for childhood cancer.
When Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation hosts Alex's Lemonade Days on June 12 – 14, the Rauch family — Brian, Kelly, Kristen and Kevin — of Sheboygan Falls will be the Hero Family State Representatives for the organization, hosting a virtual online "stand."
It’s supposed to be one of the most joyful times in life: the birth of a newborn baby. But just three months after giving birth to twin girls, Jim and Megan Cox received test results that shook their family to the core.
“As a parent I felt helpless. I couldn’t help my child,” Jim said.
Conner Honeycutt, a 10-year-old acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor, will host a lemonade stand during Alex's Lemonade Days from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Rookwood Parkway and Croyden Court. This is Honeycutt's second Alex's Lemonade Stand to raise awareness and funds to find cures for all childhood cancers.
Toll Brothers, a nationwide luxury home builder, and Coastal Oaks at Nocatee will host Alex’s Lemonade Stand to raise funds to battle childhood cancer 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Coastal Oaks at Nocatee Sales Center, 18 Lighthouse Point Circle, Ponte Vedra Beach. For more, (904) 285-5550.
When Riley Stock of Burleson was born 14 years ago, her mother noticed something was out of place.
“I had a healthy, normal pregnancy [with Riley],” Lori Stock said. “In the hours that followed delivery, my husband and I discovered a small knot in one of her legs. It was tiny; no bigger than a BB.”
Price Chopper’s parking lot was host to Alex’s Lemonade Stand over the weekend.
The local chapter, run by Joe Muckenthaler and his son — whose name happens to be Alex — held the fundraiser for the fourth year in Emporia to raise money for children’s cancer research and other efforts.
Lauren is bright, strong and mature - she's been through more than most kids her age and is still battling a low-grade glioma. She is currently attending college pursuing a nursing degree so she can help other kids with cancer.
