In honor of Childhood Cancer month, MCC-Blue River Theatre students recently paid tribute to a brave young girl and her lemonade stand.
Alex Scott was diagnosed with cancer shortly before her first birthday. The day after her fourth birthday, she received a stem cell transplant and told her parents that when she got out of the hospital, she wanted to start a lemonade stand to raise money so doctors could help other kids with cancer.
By her eighth birthday Alex’s lemonade stand had raised over $1 million dollars. Unfortunately, Alex lost her own battle with cancer.
In memory of Alex’s Lemonade Stand, MCC-Blue River theater students Jacob Garr, Lee Roberts, Adrian Foster and Keith Zoellers recently spent the afternoon reading from children’s book inspired by Alex’s story and offering free glasses of lemonade as reminder of all the children still battling cancer.
“It’s really to carry on her legacy,” said the students. “We were not selling the lemonade to raise money, but to make people aware that childhood cancer is still out there and that’s the first step. Childhood Cancer awareness month may end in September, but we should all be aware, all the time.”
To find out more about Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation visit http://alexslemonade.org/ .
Alex Scott was diagnosed with cancer shortly before her first birthday. The day after her fourth birthday, she received a stem cell transplant and told her parents that when she got out of the hospital, she wanted to start a lemonade stand to raise money so doctors could help other kids with cancer.
By her eighth birthday Alex’s lemonade stand had raised over $1 million dollars. Unfortunately, Alex lost her own battle with cancer.
In memory of Alex’s Lemonade Stand, MCC-Blue River theater students Jacob Garr, Lee Roberts, Adrian Foster and Keith Zoellers recently spent the afternoon reading from children’s book inspired by Alex’s story and offering free glasses of lemonade as reminder of all the children still battling cancer.
“It’s really to carry on her legacy,” said the students. “We were not selling the lemonade to raise money, but to make people aware that childhood cancer is still out there and that’s the first step. Childhood Cancer awareness month may end in September, but we should all be aware, all the time.”
To find out more about Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation visit http://alexslemonade.org/ .
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