Two companies that operate restaurant chains within western Montgomery County will be honored later this month (April 27-28, 2015) by the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association for what it describes as “outstanding community involvement and innovative community programs.”
At age 9, Christian West was diagnosed with Anaplastic Medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer found in the cerebellum.
There have only been 400 known cases of the disease, which predominantly affects children. The cancer leaves the child with about a 40 percent chance of survival, said Chelsea White, Christian's aunt.
A UPHA Chapter 15 Children's Benefit Horse Show will be held this weekend at the Gloucester County Dream Park. Event hours are Friday, April 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 12 beginning at 9 a.m. Admission and parking is free. The Dream Park is located at 400 U.S. Route 130 South in Logan Township.
The Great Chefs Event is the most culinary star-studded event of the year, featuring small plates prepared by food icons from around the country. You can read the full list of participating chefs here, but some highlights include Alex Guarnaschelli, Michael Symon, Michael Solomonov, Masahuru Morimoto, Nancy Silverton and Jonathan Waxman.
We know all about the annual Big Dam Bridge 100 bike race. In Little Rock Saturday, there was a scene for an even longer ride for a good cause.
Ken Bettencourt, 55, is riding 10,000 miles across the U.S. He's a cancer survivor and is raising money for Alex's Lemonade Stand, which is a major foundation fighting cancer.
Alex's Lemonade Stand was inspired by a little girl named Alex who started a lemonade stand to raise money.
The idea of a lemonade stand to help raise money for pediatric cancer was the inspiration of a 4-year-old girl named Alex Scott in 2000. What started out as a single stand outside of her Connecticut home grew into a national horse-racing phenomenon in 2005, the year after Alex died.
Impressionable Years Child Care Center, 1041 Route 3 North, Suite 9, Gambrills, will host an open house from 3 to 6:30 p.m. April 10. There will be free face painting and a bake sale to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand to support childhood cancer research. Registration will be available for summer and fall 2015.
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.
