Lemonade was available for a good cause Saturday at St. Joseph Hy-Vee.
The store hosted Alex’s Lemonade Stand, where Lexi Wilson, 9, and family members handed out lemonade in exchange for donations to fight children’s cancer.
The Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was founded more than a decade ago to honor a girl who raised money for her own cancer battle through lemonade sales.
Children were on a mission Sunday to raise money for two different causes benefitting children.
Members of the Sunday school class of Incarnation Holy Sacrament Church, Drexel Hill, ages 4 to 14, manned the corners of Garrett Road and Shadeland Avenue for four hours collecting for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
A young Welcome resident is once again coordinating a community Alex's Lemonade Stand fundraiser.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 20 and from 1 to 4 p.m. June 21 in front of the Rite Aid store in Welcome, 6475 Old U.S. Highway 52.
Every year for nearly a decade, Baxter Village families with children affected by childhood cancer have poured lemonade to raise funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
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.
