One Renton family has been chosen for the special honor of representing Washington State for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s fundraising efforts for kids with cancer.
The Gonzales-Pebworth family will be one of 50 Hero Family State Representatives around the country participating in a national fundraising weekend called Alex’s Lemonade Days, June 12-14.
There was a time three years ago, if only for a short while, that Dateireus White resigned himself to the fact that he was going to die.
But you couldn’t tell that now. White — his friends and family call him Dee — is now a 15-year-old South Point High School student. He’s also a two-time cancer survivor.
The family of a young boy who lost his life to cancer will sponsor an Alex’s Lemonade Stand from noon to 5 p.m. Sun., June 7 at The Oaks mall on the Muvico lawn, Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
The Taggart family of Newbury Park has raised more than $90,000 in the past nine years in memory of John Taggart, who died from childhood cancer in 2005.
The Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is named in honor of Alexandra “Alex” Scott who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer, before her first birthday. Following a stem cell transplant, Alex decided she wanted to hold a lemonade stand with profits going to doctors to “help other kids, like they helped me.” Alex’s first lemonade stand raised $2,000.
In an effort to join the battle against childhood cancer, The Whig Lane kids will host their 10th annual Alex's Lemonade Stand on June 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 340 Whig Lane Road in Pilesgrove.
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.
