Before she turned one, Alexandra "Alex" Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer.
By the age of 4, Alex said this, "when I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand." She wanted to raise money for "her hospital" and her doctors to "help other kids, like they helped me." The first of Alex's lemonade stands raised $2,000 that year.
Alex's Lemonade Stand combines the simple idea of a lemonade stand to battle complex fight against childhood cancer. Everyone, especially children, are encouraged to host a lemonade stand or other events to raise funds for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, which has funded over 150 childhood cancer research projects to date.
When Alex passed away in 2004 at the age of 8 she had already raised over $1 million. Over the years her life and legacy has led to over $35 million raised, $12 million from lemonade stands alone!
Meet Alex and learn more!
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