Vika and I started raising funds for pediatric cancer with Alex's Lemonade Stand a couple of years ago when we learning about the organization. We chose this organization after learning how this amazing little girl with enormous strength and courage wanted to help other people with cancer after receiving a stem cell transplant at the age of 4. Alex informed her mother, "when I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand." She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to "help other kids, like they helped me." True to her word, she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $2,000 for "her hospital." While bravely battling her own cancer, Alex and her family continued to hold yearly lemonade stands in her front yard to benefit childhood cancer research. News spread of the remarkable sick child dedicated to helping other sick children. People from all over the world, moved by her story, held their own lemonade stands and donated the proceeds to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004, Alex passed away at the age of 8, knowing that, with the help of others, she had raised more than $1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex's family - including brothers Patrick, Eddie, and Joey - and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring legacy through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Please help us contribute to this little girls vision and never under estimate the power of one determined, caring person (in this case a 4 year old child)! Thank you, Vika and Marci Kahan