The Childhood Cancer Blog

The Childhood Cancer Blog

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from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

Thanks to another amazing L.A.Loves Alex’s Lemonade event, more than $530,000 was raised for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and the fight against childhood cancer – in just one afternoon!   The event at Culver Studios Mansion on Sept. 28 sold out with more than 1,700 supporters attending including over 30 chefs who donated their time to prepare and serve their delicious dishes; celebrity supporters such as Jimmy Kimmel, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Kirsten Vangsness and... Read More
Don’t worry – I’m not going to get all political in this blog post, but as you’ve probably heard from some news sources, in addition to the bevy of other issues resulting from the government shutdown, access to childhood cancer clinical trials is on center stage. Ironically, we’ve just come off of the month of September – National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – where Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation  and other childhood cancer charities did all that we could (e.g. our... Read More
So you hold a lemonade stand, or maybe you visit one and drop a donation into the bucket, the money gets sent in to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation...but then what? How does this end up helping kids with cancer? With the guidance of our expert Scientific Advisory Board, these donations help to fund grants awarded to researchers who have submitted promising projects searching for better treatments and cures for childhood cancers. And...it's working. Below are a few amazing impact stories that your donations are helping to make possible. ... Read More

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