About ALSF

L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade Raised over $1 Million for Childhood Cancer Research in 6th Year

 » View all news titles
 » View titles this week
» View titles this month

The 6th annual L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade Stand was an overwhelming success raising over $1 million for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, breaking last year’s record for the event by $300,000.  Located at Royce Quad on the campus of UCLA, the day was perfect for chefs and fans to come together to support childhood cancer research.

A few highlights:

  • More than 2,000 people, including more than 100 chefs, mixologists and vintners were on hand to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research.
  • Inspiring speech by Jay & Liz Scott, Alex's parents, and co-executive directors of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, and hero speaker and cancer survivor 11 year-old Samantha Hill, highlighting the importance of how one individual can make a difference.
  • A dynamic live and silent auction that raised more than $300,000, including a women's chef dinner including Suzanne Goin, April Bloomfield, Giada De Laurentiis, Nancy Oakes and Sherry Yard totaling $150,000 (a triple winning bid of $50,000).
  • A pre-event raffle with Omaze for a chance to win a tickets, hang out with Timothy Olyphant and mix cocktails with Neal Bodenheimer. The auction raised more than $51,000 and was won by Flora Sanchez

WHAT: Culinary and Entertainment Stars Join Battle Against Childhood Cancer At L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Culinary Event

WHO:  

Max Burkholder: Parenthood

Caitlin Carmichael: American Girl

Laura Dern

Lena Dunham

Thomas Gibson: Criminal Minds

Nolan Gould: Modern Family

Colin Hanks: Fargo, Life in Pieces

Taylor Hay: A Day in the Life

Jimmy Kimmel, along with his wife Molly McNearney and their daughter, Jane

Aja Naomi King: How to Get Away with Murder

Jenni Konner: Girls, Producer

Timothy Olyphant: Justified

Ben Falcone

Steve Mallory

Joe Mantegna: Criminal Minds

Joel McHale: Community

Pauley Perrette: NCIS

Benjamin Stockham: About A Boy

James Van Der Beek: CIS: Cyber

Kirsten Vangsness: Criminal Minds

Thandie Newton: The Slap 

WHERE: Royce Quad, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2015 – 12-4PM

Participating Chefs

John Besh (New Orleans, LA) – Besh Restaurant Group

Chris Bianco (Phoenix, AZ ) – Pizzeria Bianco, Pane Bianco, Bar Bianco

Roy Choi (Los Angeles, CA) – Kogi BBQ

Michael Cimarusti & Tristan Aitchison (Los Angeles, CA) – Connie & Ted's, Providence

Scott Conant & Freddy Vargas (Los Angeles, CA) – Scarpetta

Giada De Laurentiis (Los Angeles, CA) – Giada, Vegas

Eva Ein (Santa Barbara, CA) – McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams

Ray England & Shannon Swindle (Los Angeles, CA) – Craft

Tony Esnault (Los Angeles, CA) – Church & State Bistro

Susan Feniger (Los Angeles, CA) – Mud Hen Tavern

Michael Fiorelli & Rebecca Merhej (Los Angeles, CA) – Love & Salt

Benjamin Ford (Los Angeles, CA) – Ford’s Filling Station

Jeremy Fox (Los Angeles, CA) – Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen

Neal Fraser (Los Angeles, CA) – The Strand House, Redbird, BLD, ICDC, Fritzi Dog

Ray Garcia (Los Angeles, CA) – Broken Spanish

Suzanne Goin & Amy Deaderick (Los Angeles, CA) – Lucques, Tavern

Hedy Goldsmith (Los Angeles, CA)

Valerie Gordon (Los Angeles, CA) – Valerie Confections

Cosmo Goss (Chicago, IL) – The Publican

Jonathan Graham (Los Angeles, CA) – Compartes Chocolatier

Lauren Herman (Los Angeles, CA) – a.o.c.

Maria Hines (Seattle, WA) – Tilth, Golden Beetle, Agrodolce

Bruce Kalman (Los Angeles, CA) – Union, Amano Pasta Bar & Market

Anthony Keene (Los Angeles, CA) – The London West Hollywood

Brandon Kida (Los Angeles, CA) – Hinoki and the Bird

Adam Perry Lang (New York, NY + Los Angeles, CA) – Serious BBQ

Ludo Lefebvre (Los Angeles, CA) – Trois Mec, Petit Trois

David LeFevre (Manhattan Beach, CA) – Manhattan Beach Post, Fishing with Dynamite, The Arthur J

David Lentz (Los Angeles, CA) - The Hungry Cat

Donald Link (New Orleans, LA) – Herbsaint, Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Pêche

Jenn Louis (Portland, OR) – Lincoln Restaurant, Sunshine Tavern

Tyler Malek (Los Angeles, CA) – Salt & Straw

Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger (Los Angeles, CA) – Border Grill Restaurants, Truck & Catering

Zoe Nathan (Los Angeles, CA) – Huckleberry Café & Bakery

Nancy Oakes & Dana Younkin (San Francisco, CA) – Boulevard Restaurant

Lachlan Patterson (Boulder, CO) – Frasca Food & Wine

Chris Phelps & Zak Walters (Los Angeles, CA) – Salt’s Cure

Steve Samson (Los Angeles, CA) - Sotto

Michael Schwartz (Miami, FL) - Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, The Cypress, Harry’s Pizzeria

Mindy Segal (Chicago, IL) – Mindy’s Hot Chocolate

Nancy Silverton (Los Angeles, CA) – Mozza Restaurant Group

Johnathan Sundstrom (Seattle, WA) – Lark, Bitter/Raw, Slab Sandwiches & Pie

Suzanne Tracht (Los Angeles, CA) - Jar

Marc Vetri & Jeff Michaud (Philadelphia, PA) – Vetri Foundation

Rocco Whalen (Cleveland, OH) - Fahrenheit, Cleveland & Charlotte

Jason Winters (Los Angeles, CA) – Urban Pie

Kris Yenbamroong (Los Angeles, CA) – Night + Market

Shiho Yoshikawa (Santa Monica, CA) - Sweet Rose Creamery

***All chefs graciously donated their time, food and talent to the cause for this event***

Photography available on request

For more information, visit alexslemonade.org 

### 

About Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer is a general term used to describe cancer in children occurring regularly, randomly and sparing no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region. Childhood cancer extends to over a dozen types of cancers and a countless amount of subtypes. Just a few of these cancer types include: Ewing’s sarcoma, glioma, leukemia, lymphoma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilm’s tumor.  In the United States, childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15. Every day, approximately 250 kids around the world die from cancer, accounting for 91,250 losing their lives to the disease every year.

About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of supporters across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $80 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 450 pediatric cancer research projects nationally. For more information on Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, visit AlexsLemonade.org.