Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is a charity that raises money to help cure childhood cancer.
Its main focus is on funding research. Although 700 children worldwide are diagnosed with childhood cancer, childhood cancer research receives less than 4 percent of the National Cancer Institute’s annual budget.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand was founded by Alexandra Scott, who passed away from cancer in 2004. When she was just four years old, Alex set up a lemonade stand in her front yard and raised over $2,000. Alex raised one million dollars before her death in 2004.
Best of all, setting up a lemonade stand and donating the proceeds can be done by anyone, adults and children alike.