Whether running or walking the 5K race or helping raise funds, The McTigue Financial Group is on a mission to accelerate finding a cure for childhood cancers. The local financial planning firm is joining the national Northwestern Mutual effort to raise funds for childhood cancer research in the third annual Race for Research to be held on July 19th..
Wednesday July 15, 2015 9 am – 6 pm Join The Malvern School for the eighth annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand Day to be held at all 23 of The Malvern School locations in PA and NJ. Participating school locations are in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in PA, and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth and Ocean counties in NJ.
Fifteen years ago, the beginnings of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) grew from the front yard lemonade stand of fouryear old cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott. Today, the Foundation bearing her name has become one of the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations in support of pediatric cancer research.
The Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar on Hubbard Avenue is among 870 eateries in the national chain that are raising funds for childhood cancer research this month.
Bracelets, necklaces and figurines were on sale to raise money for children's cancer research at City Hall last month, thanks to the initiative of city residents Raeann Hempel and Nora Elliott.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has awarded the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute an innovation grant of $250,000 over two years to advance research on two groundbreaking approaches for identifying treatment options for children with neuroblastoma.
A Leavenworth fourth-grader is helping to raise funds for children's cancer research.
Asking for donations at Applebee's restaurant in Leavenworth, Tyonna Jones, 9, raised $209 in two hours last weekend to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand, a national nonprofit organization that raises funds for cancer research. "I had fun but my feet did hurt," Jones said.
Giovanni is a resilient 13-year-old whose strength has inspired his family and community. When Gio was 4 years old, he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. ALSF's Travel For Care program helped Gio get to his treatments, and today he is cancer-free!
