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Welcome to our page! We have decided to run our FIRST marathon this year and teamed up with Team Lemon to do so! Last year we welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Jamison Rose Antalek, into our lives. Now we can't remember what life was like before her. Thinking about Jamison's health, happiness, and futre has become a top priororiy in our lives. Alex's Lemonade stand raises money for an incredible cause, and we want support this group not only in our running efforts, but financially as well. Thank you for your support and wish us luck!
Every day, there are almost 700 new cases of childhood cancer around the world. This adds up to an estimated 250,000 new cases of cancer affect children under the age of 20 each year worldwide. And yet, childhood cancer is vastly and consistently underfunded with less than 4% of the federal government's total funding for cancer research is dedicated to childhood cancers each year.
Today, the money you donate has the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of kids with cancer (and their families). Your donation will go to research into better and safer treatments and more cures. Please don’t make these kids wait longer than they have to and give today!
In the first year of the Childhood Cancer Program the Northwestern Mutual family donated more than $1,000,000 to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. In 2012, Northwestern Mutual launched its signature national philanthropic program to accelerate the search for a cure to childhood cancer and to provide support to kids and families facing the daily struggles of these diseases.
Our long-term commitment harnesses the passion and spirit of thousands of Northwestern Mutual employees and financial representatives as well as their families, friends, clients and the Northwestern Mutual Foundation to make an impact.
As part of this program, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) and Northwestern Mutual are working together to support several specific programs:
- The Northwestern Mutual Childhood Cancer Research Fund to support groundbreaking research into treatments and cures for pediatric cancer.
- The ALSF Family Travel For Care Program to assist families facing travel costs associated with helping their children receive life-saving treatments away from home.
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigators Summit – the Summit will provide an opportunity for ALSF's Young Investigator Grant recipients to foster scientific collaboration and interact with the leading researchers in the pediatric oncology field.
- Northwestern Mutual is the exclusive funder of four Young Investigator grant recipients, over the next two years.
Shannon and Mike :)
