The Childhood Cancer Blog

The Childhood Cancer Blog

Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

Every donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer helps researchers get closer to a cure for cancer.

 

by Trish Adkins, ALSF

Every time you make a donation for a cup of Alex’s Lemonade, you are moving researchers closer to breakthroughs. Since our beginnings, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has been dedicated to funding innovative, cutting-edge childhood cancer research. With your support, we’ve funded over 690 research grants since 2005!

Here are five researchers that you are helping to make breakthroughs, one cup... Read More

It's not too late--you can put together a lemonade stand quickly with these great Pop Up Lemonade Stand Tips!

by Elisa Heisman, ALSF Communications Manager

The end of the school year is so busy and brings our household a lot of happy chaos. It’s hard to keep everything straight. Luckily, I have a great to-do list. 

  •     Sign son’s permission slip for his 7th-grade field trip (Done!)
  •     Attend daughter’s dance recital (Check!)
  •     Write check for final summer camp payment (Paid!)
  •     Set up a lemonade stand for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 

OMG! That’s NOW... Read More

Learn the story behind the Alex's Lemonade Days and Alex's Original Stand for childhood cancer.

Back where it all began. ALSF Founder Alex Scott, above, at one of her lemonade stands. 

by Trish Adkins

It all started with one front yard lemonade stand. 

ALSF Founder Alex Scott had one big idea: to host lemonade stands to help other kids just like her feel better. When Alex was just 4-years-old, she hosted her first lemonade stand. That first stand kept growing each year and four years later, when Alex was 8-years-old, her lemonade stand raised $1 million for childhood cancer research.

The last stand that Alex would attend was held at her elementary... Read More

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