Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

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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.

100 Women Who Care

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100 Women Who Care recently donated $5000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention charity. As Doreen Bourassa, one of the founders of the 100 Women Who Care for Greater Nashua said,

“There’s just a lot of women who really care about the community, would like to give back, but they have a lot of commitments with their family, with jobs, with life and they just don’t have the time to do it. I thought this would be such a great way for women who are busy to congregate together and make a collective donation and find out about their community and make an impact on the community.”

The way that it works is that each member contributes $100 to four charities a year. 100% of the donations go to the charities.

Learn more about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and see how you can get involved.

 

Helping Sick Moms to Make Memories

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If you live in the Texas area, you should know about Ally’s Wish. This is a non-profit in Dallas that provides a last wish for young, terminally ill moms with small children. Their goal is to help each family to create a lasting memory.

On November 3 they are having a 5K Family Fun Day at 2300 Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound, Texas.

Here are some of the moms’ stories. It’s worth the read and definitely worthwhile to read more about this organization and what they do for moms.

“Shannon was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2016. She had to quit her job as a bus driver due to the tumor in her spine. According to Shannon, her wish was an easy decision. She picked the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee to spend some quality time with her husband and 2 children. They stayed in a beautiful cabin in Pigeon Forge and planned some fun days at Dollywood.”

“Doralee is a wife and mother of 7! She was diagnosed in 2015 with renal cell carcinoma. She lost one of her kidneys and the cancer has since spread to her lungs. We worked with Doralee for over a year trying to find the best wish for her family. She has 4 children still at home and some other health problems in the family. Her family also moved, and once they got settled she decided that it would be great to have a pool in their backyard so they could make happy memories this summer, and she can just relax in the pool. They got an above ground swimming pool they all get to enjoy! Her wish was granted in June 2018.”