Alex's Lemonade Stand Lemon Ball celebrates 20 years fighting childhood cancer
The 20th annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Lemon Ball will raise awareness and funds for critical research and recognize amazing childhood cancer heroes.
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The 20th annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Lemon Ball will raise awareness and funds for critical research and recognize amazing childhood cancer heroes.
Over the last two decades, CBS News Philadelphia has been honored to share the incredible work of the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation in the fight against childhood cancer. This month, Alex's will host its 20th annual Lemon Ball to raise awareness and funds for critical research, and recognize amazing childhood cancer heroes and their families.
Dawson Nailor was at an event for new students at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine when he saw a woman who looked familiar. Ellie Koerner did know him, in fact, because they were both patients being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, when they were both 4 years old. CBS News' David Begnaud reports.
ALSF's Crazy 8 Initiative is funding a research project examining newborn screening for a genetic predisposition to cancer.
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's Crazy 8 Initiative funds research into the toughest problems in childhood cancers. This year, two major projects could be game-changers.
CBS News Philadelphia's 19th annual Alex Scott: A Stand For Hope Telethon raised more than $8.4 million Wednesday for the fight against childhood cancer.
The 2025 Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope Telethon raised more than $8.4 million for the fight against childhood cancer.
Liz Scott is still in awe of her daughter Alex's legacy. After being diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 4 years old, Alex decided to start a lemonade stand to raise money and help other sick kids – and Alex's Lemonade Stand was born. Today, Liz, a team of volunteers and CBS News Philadelphia are teaming up for the 19th annual Alex Scott: Stand for Hope Telethon to inspire and support kids battling cancer.
After being diagnosed with leukemia after a hospital visit in December 2021, Emily MacGillivray has been fighting for several years. Then her sister Brigid helped organize a dance marathon at Cardinal O'Hara High School to raise money for charities including the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. They raised over $126,000 and Emily even told her story on stage. Don Bell reports.
Learn more about Alex Scott, her lemonade stands, and the years-long efforts to help children and their families fight cancer.
Ailani Myers, 9, has relapsed seven times in her fight against cancer. She's been cancer-free since January, and Alex's Lemonade Stand is helping her recover.
A childhood cancer diagnosis can be unpredictable. Ailani Myers, 9, has relapsed seven times in her fight against cancer.
The 19th annual Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope telethon is raising money in the fight against childhood cancer. We'd like you to meet Jude, a cancer survivor and a true hero. Janelle Burrell has his story.
With its SuperSibs program, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation not only helps children with cancer but also their families.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation not only helps children with cancer but also their families.
A cancer diagnosis is daunting enough, but when that cancer comes back, that can be devastating, especially if you're told that the recurrence has no cure. Jim Donovan has Brynn's story and how she and her family found hope in a clinical trial funded by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Twenty-five years ago, Alex Scott, the namesake of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, held her first lemonade stand.
It was 25 years ago that Alex Scott held her first lemonade stand. Today, the foundation in her name has raised more than $300,000,000.
Chefs from across the country gathered in South Philadelphia to support the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer.
Chefs from across the country gathered in South Philadelphia to support the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer. The sold-out event brought over 700 people. Eva Andersen reports what was on the menu — and why it matters.
Dozens of renowned chefs will gather in Philadelphia for the Great Chefs Event benefiting the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Kalaya owner and chef Nok Suntaranon sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Wakisha Bailey to talk about how she and her staff are preparing to join a slew of culinary celebrities at the annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Great Chefs Event.
Twenty-five years after 4-year-old Alex Scott started her first lemonade stand to help fight childhood cancer, 2,000 Alex's Lemonade Stands across the country will join the month-long Lemonade Days fundraiser. To celebrate the start of Lemonade Days, hundreds of people stopped by the original stand at Alex's school in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Twenty-five years ago, Alex Scott set up her first lemonade stand on her front lawn to help fight childhood cancer. On Saturday, hundreds marked the milestone at Penn Wynne Elementary School in Wynnewood, where Alex was a student.
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The 20th annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Lemon Ball will raise awareness and funds for critical research and recognize amazing childhood cancer heroes.
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Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
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