Alex's Lemonade Stand's Legacy Of Helping Kids And Families Battling Cancer

CBS Philadelphia

June 21, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Viewers of CBS News Philadelphia on TV, web and stream have been hearing the name Alex for weeks in the buildup to our telethon on Wednesday, June 21.

The telethon honors Alexandra "Alex" Scott, the namesake of the charity foundation, who was born on Jan. 18, 1996. Shortly before her first birthday she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of cancer typically found in the adrenal glands that most commonly affects children.

Alex faced many obstacles from that day forward, but she took them on headfirst. On the day after her 4th birthday, she told her family she wanted to open a lemonade stand to raise money so doctors could "help other kids, like they helped me." Just a few months later with the help of her brother, Alex held her first lemonade stand and raised $2,000.

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