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What Is Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation? Here's How You Can Join In Fight Against Childhood Cancer
The telethon honors Alexandra "Alex" Scott, the namesake of the charity foundation, who was born on Jan. 18, 1996.
June 18, 2025
Viewers of CBS News Philadelphia on TV, streaming and online have been hearing the name "Alex" for weeks in the buildup to our telethon on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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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 headfirst. On the day after her fourth 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."
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