Makena and Megan have been asking Phil and I to have a lemonade stand for over a year. I thought it sounded like a fun idea but knew we wouldn't do it to make money for ourselves. We would either do it for free or raise money for some kind of charity. Well, when I googled lemonade stand and charity together, this is what I found.
Alex's Lemonade Foundation was created by a little girl named Alex. When Alex, who was diagnosed with childhood cancer just before her first birthday, was four, she told her parents she wanted to set up a front-yard lemonade stand. Her plan: to give the money to doctors to help them find a cure. Her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” raised an astonishing $2,000 in one day. While bravely fighting her own cancer, Alex continued to set up lemonade stands every year. As news spread of the remarkable girl so dedicated to helping other sick children, people everywhere were inspired to start their own lemonade stands—donating the proceeds to her cause. In 2004 when Alex passed away at the age of eight—her stand and inspiration had raised over $1 million towards finding a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by her parents in 2005 to continue the work that Alex began. I remember seeing Alex on Oprah a few years ago and I'm sure some of you do too. You can click on the link below to watch a clip about Alex on youtube. Get a tissue handy.
If you want to come to our lemonade stand or want to donate to ALSF just click on the link at the top of the page.
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