Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Giving Kids Opportunities For Cures

Alexandra “Alex” Scott was diagnosed with childhood cancer just before her first birthday. At 4 years old, 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 to childhood cancer. Her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand”, held with the help of her older brother Patrick, 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 more than $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.
Since then, it has raised over $150 million and funded nearly 1,000 breakthrough research projects all across the country. Our mission is simple: to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.
See how you can support Alex’s vision for a world without childhood cancer at AlexsLemonade.org.