Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Country Time to Host Lemonade Grand Stands Across the Country
By Gillian Kocher
Monday, June 30, 2008 11:36 AM CDT
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF) and Country Time Lemonade today announced a national partnership to host lemonade “Grand Stands” across the country this summer in an initiative to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research. A Grand Stand is a large fundraising event that brings together an entire community to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer, the number one disease killer in children under the age of 15 in the United States according to the National Cancer Institute. The 11 Country Time Grand Stands will begin at the end of May and continue through July. The Miller Family Stand comes to Bowling Green, KY on Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Miller Family will host their 4th Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand in memory of Reid and Randon Miller, who both passed away from childhood cancer. The Annual Miller Stand, coordinated mostly by 14-year-old Riley Miller and her friends, has become a community wide event, raising more than $30,000. With stands throughout the Bowling Green, KY area during Lemonade Days weekend, all volunteers will gather for a celebratory closing party on Saturday night. To learn more about the Miller Family Stand, get involved or make a donation, visit:www.firstgiving.com/bowlinggreenlemonade
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front-yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex’s first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement. This summer marks the 5th Annual National Lemonade Days on June 6, 7 and 8 when volunteers host lemonade stands throughout the country.
Following the lead of Alex’s Original Stand located in Wynnewood, PA (Saturday, June 7), a suburb of Philadelphia, the nationwide call to action will feature Grand Stands in the following cities: Rowayton, CT (Sunday, May 25); Hershey, PA (Saturday, June 7); Nashville, TN (Saturday, June 7); Irvine, CA (Saturday, June 7); Atlantic Beach, FL (Saturday, June 7); Kent, OH (Saturday, June 7); Fort Mill, SC (Saturday, June 7); Bowling Green, KY (Saturday, July 12); Hanover, NH (Saturday, July 19, 2008); and San Diego, CA (Saturday, July 26). In addition to giving participants the opportunity to donate to Alex’s cause at one of these events, ALSF and Country Time will give participants the option to donate online.
“Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is proud to partner with Country Time Lemonade in this national initiative to raise awareness for childhood cancer causes,” said Jay Scott, Alex’s father. “Alex used Country Time for her lemonade stands from the very start and we have maintained that tradition in her honor. We have seen firsthand the realities of childhood cancer and understand that finding a cure needs to be imminent. We appreciate our partners’ support.”
“Country Time is a long-time supporter of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s mission to find a cure for all childhood cancers,” said Sivonne Davis, Brand Manager of Country Time. “We have been raising money for the Foundation through the sale of specially marked lemonade canisters in stores across the country dating back to 2005. This year, we wanted to make an even larger impact by rallying communities behind the cause in a grander way n the Grand Stands presented a fantastic vehicle to encourage support in a family-fun atmosphere with Alex’s own choice of lemonade.”
“I remember being so inspired by how someone so young and herself battling cancer could look beyond her condition and really make a difference,” said Riley Miller, a Grand Stand Host and the sister of two brothers who lost their battle with childhood cancer. “I wanted so badly to do something to help like Alex, so I decided to host my own lemonade stand, and with the support of my friends we soon we had over 200 volunteers. I realized this was too much for a front yard stand, and with my friends and community, knew we would make this an annual Grand Stand.”
Grand Stands were first introduced in 2007 as part of Lemonade Days. Alex’s Original Stand had grown from a simple lemonade stand to a carnival-type day, complete with a dunk tank, butterfly release, live music, great food and so much more in Alex’s hometown of Wynnewood, PA. The Grand Stands are modeled after this atmosphere, creating a real community event where friends, family and neighbors can come enjoy time together, all for a good cause.
About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 public charity that grew out of the front yard lemonade stand of Alexandra “Alex” Scott, a pediatric cancer patient. In 2000, at the tender age of 4, Alex opened her very first lemonade stand with the hope of raising money for pediatric cancer causes, specifically research leading to a cure. With the help of tens of thousands of volunteers who hold stands, the donors who give, and generous sponsors, the Foundation has been able to continuously grow and prosper. Since its inception, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised over $19 million, funding over 80 research projects across the country.
About Country Time
Since 1975 Country Time lemonade mix has delivered the taste of good old-fashioned lemonade. Country Time is available in a variety of flavors and sizes. Country Time is America's leading all-family lemonade and in 2005 became the official lemonade sponsor of Alex's Lemonade Stand. To learn more about Country Time, go to www.countrytime.com.
2008 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Grand Stands Presented by Country Time Lemonade
Stand Location Date
The Rowayton United Methodist Church & Five Mile River Nursery School Stand Rowayton, CT Sunday, May 25, 2008
Alex’s Original Stand Wynnewood, PA Saturday, June 7, 2008
Dilworth Family Stand Atlantic Beach, FL Saturday, June 7, 2008
Huscroft Family Stand Kent, OH Saturday, June 7, 2008
Puckett Family Stand Nashville, TN Saturday, June 7, 2008
Taggart Family Stand Irvine, CA Saturday, June 7, 2008
Johnson Family Stand Hershey, PA Saturday, June 7, 2008
The Baxter Stand Fort Mill, SC Saturday June 7, 2008
Miller Family Stand Bowling Green, KY Saturday, July12, 2008
Beard Family Stand Hanover, NH Saturday, July 19, 2008
Miller Family Stand San Diego, CA Saturday, July 26, 2008
About The Rowayton United Methodist Church & Five Mile River Nursery School Stand (Rowayton, CT)
Tammy Harris, family and friends, along with members of The United Methodist Church of Rowayton, will host their first annual Grand Stand following the town’s Memorial Day Parade on May 25. The Alex’s Lemonade Stand will be located at the end of the parade route in Pinkney Park, next to the Annual Art Show & famous homemade strawberry shortcake. With the hope of teaching children and community members the importance of giving back at any age, the stand is sure to be a success. For more information about the Rowayton Stand or to donate, visit http://www.firstgiving.com/rumcandfmrns
About Alex’s Original (Wynnewood, PA)
Alex’s Original Lemonade Stand is where the dream began and continues as a promise of hope for all children and families touched by childhood cancer. This summer will mark the 9th Annual Alex’s “Original” Lemonade Stand on June 7, 2008 from 10am n 4pm. Alex’s “Original” has served hundreds-of-thousands of glasses of lemonade, raising more than $300,000 for pediatric cancer research. This year community leaders, famous faces, family and friends will come together for a fun-filled day at the elementary school that Alex attended, Penn Wynne (250 E. Haverford Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096). The stand will also feature food, games, live music and a butterfly release presented by Volvo. For more information about Alex’s Original or to donate, visit http://www.firstgiving.com/alexsoriginalstand
About the Dilworth Family Stand (Atlantic Beach, FL)
After reading an article in their local paper about Alex Scott and her family, the Dilworth family knew they had to get involved. With two healthy children of their own, they felt that hosting a lemonade stand seemed like the right thing to do, and that it was an excellent way to teach their children about helping others. After raising $3500 in 2006, they knew they had to do it again. In 2007, the Dilworth family stand grew with more family members getting involved. The Dilworth’s will host their third annual stand at the Beaches in Jacksonville, Florida during Lemonade Days on Saturday, June 7, 2008, and plan to have the largest family presence to date! In addition to ice cold pink and yellow lemonade, they will offer fun and games for the entire family. For more information on the Dilworth Family Stand or to donate, visit http://www.firstgiving.com/beachesgrandstand
About the Huscroft Family Stand (Kent, OH)
Four years ago, while leaving for the Kentucky Derby, the Huscroft’s first heard the story of Afleet Alex and his connection to a little girl named Alex Scott. After being overwhelmed by her courage, bravery and compassion for others, they decided to get involved to help her cause n childhood cancer. The Huscroft’s hosted their first stand in 2005 with their four children making signs and mixing lemonade. The next year, they asked their neighbors to join, and the year after asked more friends from school, sports teams and other activities to pitch in. Through the year’s the Huscroft’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand has grown into a community event and this year will see friends and family hosting eight Alex’s Lemonade Stands across the community on June 7. For more information on the Huscroft Family Stand or to donate, visit http://www.firstgiving.com/huscroft
About the Puckett Family Stand (Nashville, TN)
Michael Puckett, the Nashville Sounds (AAA Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers) and the Indians T-Ball Team of Murfreesboro, TN will host their first Grand Stand at Greer Stadium on Saturday, June 7. Michael decided to host the stand after learning about ALSF through his company, XO Communications, and believes that through initiatives like this, one person can make a difference in the lives of others. Michael is involving his baseball team as a way to teach them about teamwork, respect, integrity, bravery and excellence. More importantly, Michael wanted to show his team how powerful hope can be in the search for a cure. For more information visit www.firstgiving.com/soundsgrandstand
About the Taggart Family Stand (Irvine, CA)
The Taggart family hosts their annual Alex's Amazing Lemonade Stand during National Lemonade Days to honor the memory of their son John Kelly Taggart, who like Alex, lost his life to neuroblastoma. John was a brave boy who enjoyed his life in the present, even while enduring an immeasurable amount of procedures. The Taggart’s hosted their first stand in June 2005 during John’s last year of life. From John's idea and Alex's plan they were able to raise over $10,000 that year as well as enjoy John’s smiles and happiness at his friends, family and community banding together. It is in his honor that the family continues to host stands, hoping to break their record this year. For more information on the Taggart family and their Grand Stand, visit www.firstgiving.com/johnkellytaggart
About the Johnson Family Stand (Hershey, PA)
The Johnson family will be hosting their 3rd Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand and first Grand Stand in honor of Emma Johnson. Emma Johnson was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of 3, the same deadly disease that ultimately took the life of Alex Scott. This event will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 10am-4pm at the Hershey Recreation Center, 605 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, and will include carnival activities like face painting, games, crafts, a dunk tank and much more. Those in attendance will not want to miss the butterfly release at noon, and are encouraged to bring their loose change, because coins count! Also included at the event is a raffle with fabulous prizes and of course Country Time lemonade! Come have a great time, while helping us find a cure for pediatric cancer. For more information or to donate, visit: www.firstgiving.com/emmajohnson
About the Baxter Stand (Fort Mill, SC)
The Baxter Stand is the collective effort of three families who have each personally been touched by childhood cancer. Brad and Lorie Lower's daughter, Louise, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma shortly after her 4th birthday. Louise underwent surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC shortly after her diagnosis. After five years Louise remains cancer free. In the third year of holding their lemonade stand, the Lowers met Jeff and Heather Lux, whose son Austin, had also been diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Austin received a combination of treatments in Boston, MA and continues to do well. Prior to the 2007 stand, Scott and Jennifer DeNobile met the Luxes and the Lowers and shared the story of their son, Vincent. Vincent too had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of 13 months and after a successful surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York is cancer free after three years. The fact that Louise, Austin, and Vincent are all healthy is nothing short of miraculous. For more information or to donate to the Baxter stand, visit: http://www.firstgiving.com/baxlemonade08
About the Miller Family Stand (Bowling Green, KY)
The Miller Family will host their 4th Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand in memory of Reid and Randon Miller, who both passed away from childhood cancer. The Annual Miller Stand, coordinated mostly by 14-year-old Riley Miller and her friends, has become a community wide event, raising more than $30,000. With stands throughout the Bowling Green, KY area during Lemonade Days weekend, all volunteers will gather for a celebratory closing party on Saturday night. To learn more about the Miller Family Stand, get involved or make a donation, visit: www.firstgiving.com/bowlinggreenlemonade
About the Beard Family Stand (Hanover, NH)
This year will mark the Fourth Annual Beard Family Alex’s Lemonade Stand hosted by 9-year-old Jacob Beard. The family decided to become involved in the organization due to their personal experience with the disease - Jacob is a childhood cancer survivor. Jacob was diagnosed with a spinal tumor at the age of two, enduring a tumor resection surgery followed by three different chemotherapy regimens over the next 5 years. Jacob continues to be monitored every three months, and so far has had no tumor growth. Since raising $170 at his first stand, Jacob’s stand has continued to grow, last year exceeding his goal by raising over $10,000. For more information or to donate to the Beard Family Stand, visit:
www.firstgiving.com/jacob08
About the Miller Family Stand (San Diego, CA)
Amy and Keith Miller began holding their annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand in 2005 after hearing the story of Alex at a play date. With two healthy young girls, the Miller family was thankful for their good fortune, but wanted to get involved. They felt it was important to set an example and show their children ways to give back to their community, especially through a Foundation that was giving their money directly to research. Each year the Miller Stand has grown, and they plan to continue raising funds and awareness of the deadly disease for years to come. For more information, visit: http://www.firstgiving.com/ALS_MillerTribe_and_Crew
Foundation to Distribute Over $4 Million in Grant Awards for Childhood Cancer Research
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for Childhood Cancer today announced the awarding of over $4 million in new pediatric cancer research grants to 23 institutions and universities in 13 states across the country. One of the research grants will include international investigation into Burkitt’s lymphoma in Africa. In 2008, the Foundation will fund 30 new grants in order to continue the development and testing of new treatments as well as the improvement of availability of clinical trials, and most importantly finding cures for all childhood cancers.
ALSF emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has raised more than $19 million towards fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 80 research projects nationally.
Utilizing the funds raised through lemonade stands, events, sponsorships and donations, ALSF is able to work directly with doctors and researchers to identify specific ways the Foundation can make a difference for children in need of new advances in treatment. The Foundation uses a review process that includes 36 leading scientists from across the country. Through this process, 2008 grant recipients were chosen at top research hospitals in Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington.
“We are so very proud that Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is able to continue funding and expanding these cutting edge cancer research projects,” said Jay Scott, Alex’s father. “We are still amazed that what our daughter started in our front yard has turned into a national movement to fight childhood cancer and funds millions of dollars in research projects that are truly making a difference in the lives of those touched by the disease.”
“The grants awarded in 2008 range from very basic research looking at the fundamental basis of childhood cancer to projects focused on clinical application or recent breakthroughs,” said Dr. John M. Maris, MD, Chair of the Medical Advisory Board for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. “The grants provided by ALSF are continuing to fill an incredibly important void at a time of significantly reduced funding. Perhaps more importantly, the quality of the research applications has increased steadily suggesting that ALSF is becoming a major vehicle for driving discovery in childhood cancer.”
“I am absolutely delighted to have been selected for an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Infrastructure Grant,” said Julia Glade Bender, MD, of Columbia University in New York City. “I have always been inspired by Alex and the organization she created, I promise to continue the fight to find better therapies for childhood cancer.”
The Foundation currently focuses on four types of grants:
� Epidemiology Awards supporting the research of investigators who have a specific focus on the incidence and prevalence of childhood cancer and the prevention of childhood cancer.
� Innovation Awards providing critical and significant seed funding designed for experienced investigators with a novel and promising approach to finding causes and cures for childhood cancers.
� Program Infrastructure Awards providing funding for support personnel who speed up the process of enrolling children with cancer in clinical trials.
� Young Investigator Awards designed to fill the critical need for start up funds for new researchers and physicians to pursue promising research ideas.
(A complete list of grant recipients can be found on the following page. Additional information can be found at www.AlexsLemonade.org)
About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of volunteers across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $19 million towards fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 80 research projects nationally including those examining leukemia, brain tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumor, lymphoma, and osteosarcoma among others.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 2008 Grant Recipients
Epidemiology Award 2008
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Molecular epidemiology to detect rumor precursors in children at risk for endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma
Dr. Rosemary Rochford
Innovation Awards 2008
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
The role of immunogenetics in natural killer cell targeting of neuroblastoma
Dr. Katharine Hsu
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Blockade of Mycn in neuroblastoma
Dr. William Weiss
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Therapeutics In Ovo
Dr. Charles Keller
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Generation of CHD5 Antibodies and Know-out Mouse Model
Dr. Garrett Broduer
Alfred I duPont Hospital For Children, Wilmington, DE
Inhibition of Cathepsins to Treat Neuroblastoma
Dr. Robert Mason
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
The role of OCT4 in self-renewal signaling and drug-resistance of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Dr. Markus Muschen
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
HMG-I/Y in Pediatric Leukemia & Lymphoma
Dr. Linda Resar
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Preclinical Studies of Gli1 Inhibition in Ewing Family Tumors
Dr. William May
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
PI-3 kinase as a novel and attractive target in pediatric cancer and neuroblastoma
Dr. Donald Durden
NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Molecular Regulation of CNS Involvement in Pediatric ALL
Dr. Iannis Aifantis
Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Parallel sequencing to identify the causes of childhood cancer
Dr. Sharon Plon
Program Infrastructure Awards 2008
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Advanced Therapeutics for Pediatric Cancer
Dr. Julie Park
Columbia University New York, New York, NY
A New York Based Pediatric Oncology Developmental Therapeutics Program
Dr. Julia Glade Bender
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Phase 1-2 Infrastructure Support Grant
Dr. Kim Ritchey
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Increasing the Availability and Quality of Early Phase Clinical Trials Through the Addition of a Specialized Pediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Stewart Goldman
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy
Dr. Robert Seeger
Young Investigator Awards 2008
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Identification and Validation of Differentiation Therapy for Osteosarcoma
Dr. Katherine Janeway
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Treatment of high-risk pediatric brain tumors with a CD133-targeted adenovirus in combination with temozolomide
Dr. Marta Alonso
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Development of Immunostimulatory DNA as a Novel Therapy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dr. Alix Seif
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Targeting HMGA1 in Pediatric T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dr. Joelle Hillion
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Integration of Targeted New Agents with Chemotherapy
Dr. Robin Norris
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Reciprocal interactions between tumor killer dendritic cells and tumor-induced regulatory T lymphocytes
Dr. Nicolas Larmonier
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
MDM2 as an Effector of Hedgehog Signaling in Brain Development and Medulloblastoma
Dr. Susan Mendrysa
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
A mouse model of Wilms Tumor
Dr. Nabeel Bardeesy
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Genomic Alterations in Medulloblastoma
Dr. Shahab Asgharzadeh
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
The TC3 Line, a Zebrafish Model of T-Cell Malignancy
Dr. Nathan Meeker
Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Characterization and Targeting of p53 Ubiquitination in Neuroblastoma.
Dr. Eveline Barbieri
Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Untangling the Matrix in Medulloblastoma
Dr. Duncan Stearns
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Immunotherapeutic Targeting of Stem Cells in Pediatric Brain Tumors
Dr. Joseph Lasky
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