People may realize how important it is to find a cure for childhood cancer, but Kim DuPriest wants to help them make the leap from awareness to action.
“I know you’re aware, but let’s do something about it,” she said.
At Endeavor Elementary School, “Kickin’ It” pitted students versus teachers in a kickball contest to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds research for curing childhood cancers.
The Ross family of Vernon has been chosen as Connecticut's Hero Family State Representatives for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's (ALSF) national fundraising weekend. Alex's Lemonade Stand began in 2004, when Alexandra Scott, born in Manchester, set her sights on raising $1 million to fight childhood cancer, including hers.
Kelli Hoag says her friend Christina Anderson has turned tragedy into triumph.
“She was always so upbeat and so positive, and when I learned her story about her daughter dying, and I was just amazed at how she carried on,” Hoag said.
At age 4, she repeatedly pleaded with her parents to start a lemonade stand. When her mother offered to buy her whatever she wanted, Alex said she wanted to raise money for other kids with cancer and the hospital treating them.
Magicians from Berks County and the region will gather in Reading this weekend to perform a 24-hour Magic Marathon to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
The Magic Marathon is the brainchild of Wayne Shifflett, owner of the Mingus Magic Shop, 528 Lancaster Ave.
Endeavor Elementary Schools held its third annual "Kick It to Cancer" student-faculty kickball game on Friday to raise money for Alex's Lemonade Stand.
When Maya Rigler was two she fought and beat kidney cancer. Now 10, Maya has an unrelated, rare presentation of a different cancer—Ewing’s Sarcoma; and the tumor on her pancreas is too large, and compromises too many important blood vessels, to be safely removed.
Ellie was a sweet and sassy little girl who brought joy to everyone around her. Shortly after Ellie turned 2 years old, she was diagnosed with a rare leukemia called JMML. Sadly, Ellie passed away, but never lost her smile throughout her fight.
