A Wyomissing company recently presented an $84,000 check to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money and awareness for pediatric cancer.
Triose Inc., a health care logistics management firm based in Wyomissing, has begun a partnership with the foundation and plans to keep on donating.
The $84,000 represents a portion of its clients' collective savings generated from Triose programs. Triose matches that figure and gives the funds to the foundation.
Carrying on a tradition that was started 11 years ago by second-grade teacher Marla Ruh, the second-grade teachers and students at Birches Elementary School hosted their Third Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand Fundraiser in the school playground area.
Decatur youth will have a chance to see three musical acts in September when First Free Will Baptist Church hosts a youth rally at the Decatur Civic Center.
Sitting at a reserved table at Parx Racing in Bensalem, waiting for the beef brisket lunch special and a couple of races in which he had horses running, Chuck Zacney swiped his phone a few times, and the 2005 Preakness Stakes appeared, horses in the gate.
"I probably still watch five or six times a year," Zacney said as the race unfolded on his phone.
The simple act of thinking can accelerate the growth of many brain tumors.
That's the conclusion of a paper in Cell published Thursday that showed how activity in the cerebral cortex affected high-grade gliomas, which represent about 80 percent of all malignant brain tumors in people.
Declan was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma at 3 years old. His dream was to turn 5 so he could ride the school bus. He underwent an aggressive chemotherapy treatment to fight for his life, and managed to play and spread joy every day, like a true hero.
