September Is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

In commemoration of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is asking volunteers across the country to join the battle against childhood cancer in September.

With several national opportunities, and various events across the country, the foundation is providing a way for everyone to make a difference in the fight against childhood cancer, which remains the number one disease killer of children under the age of 15 in the U.S.

• Host a lemonade stand—Utilizing Alexandra “Alex” Scott’s original fundraising idea, volunteers everywhere can host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand during the month of September. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is partnering with American Greetings to enlist volunteers across the country to host Strawberry Shortcake Alex’s Lemonade Stands throughout the awareness month. All volunteers who sign up to host the berry special lemonade stands will receive specially branded materials, the opportunity to win a Strawberry Shortcake product pack, and for each stand registered, Strawberry Shortcake will directly donate $50 to Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

• Skydive for the cause—For supporters looking for a big way to show their allegiance to the cause, Leap for Life—a worldwide fundraising skydiving initiative—will invite volunteers to skydive for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation on Sept. 24 and 25. Participants who choose to take the leap, can sign up to skydive at a dive center in their area, create a fundraising page and invite their friends and family to show their support on the designated dive days. Last year, more than 100 divers participated.

• Run, walk, take steps toward a cure—In a collaborative effort to unite in the fight against childhood cancer, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is teaming up with another childhood cancer charity, Max’s Ring of Fire, to host the first Max’s Ring of Fire Lemon Run in San Diego on Sunday, Sept. 25. The event will bring together athletes of all calibers to run or walk a 4.6 mile course in honor of the 46 children who are diagnosed with childhood cancer each weekday. Supporters who are not in the San Diego area can participate virtually by signing up and running in their neighborhood on the day of the race. Alternatively, they can participate in one of the foundation’s other Lemon Runs in Kansas City, Philadelphia, or participate in any race across the country and raise funds as part of Team Lemon.

• Give flowers, raise funds and awareness—Teleflora is offering customers the opportunity to purchase floral bouquets from the Sunny Day Pitcher Collection in support of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. For each Sunny Day Pitcher bouquet sold at teleflora.com, 10 percent of the revenue will be donated to ALSF.

• Show your support online—For those who are not able to host a stand, jump out of a plane or run a race, there are still ways to show support online through social media or even by texting. To raise awareness for childhood cancer and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, supporters can post messages to their Facebook or Twitter pages or text “Lemonade” to 85944 to make a $10 donation. Additionally, Avvo (www.avvo.com), a place where people get health and legal questions answered by rated doctors and lawyers, will donate $5 to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for every health question asked on its site during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Whether it’s a question about cancer, or any other health issue, participants will receive an answer from a doctor, and directly help raise money for childhood cancer research.

For more ways to get involved during National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and anytime of year, visit www.alexslemonade.org/get_involved.