Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

 

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is excited to announce our 4th Annual Childhood Cancer Symposium on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Inn at Penn, a Hilton Hotel.

Our Childhood Cancer Symposium is designed to be an educational resource, providing families with the opportunity to learn about issues and topics of treatment and beyond, while meeting other families in a group setting. This free event is open to parents, patients and their siblings. Two separate programs will be provided for both parents and teens/young adult attendees. Activities for the younger children will be available in the Kids’ Room.

Our 2012 topics will include: School Challenges & Interventions, Long-Term Effects of Treatment, Survivor’s Guilt, Exploring Higher Education, Nutritional & Wellness Concerns and more. 

To register, please click here.

The idea to organize a Symposium came about in 2008 through Liz & Jay Scott, who as parents of a child with cancer themselves, recognized the need for families to learn about the many aspects and effects of treatment. They decided to create a platform for knowledge to be shared by doctors, nurses, social workers. Sessions are not geared toward just one type of cancer; rather they are designed so that families affected by all types of childhood cancer may gain insight from the information presented.

Our 2012 Childhood Cancer Symposium is made possible with the support of: