Lemon Aid

Raise a glass of lemonade today for Alexandra Scott, the 8-year old Philadelphia area girl who raised nearly $1 million dollars for cancer research through the Alex’s Lemonade Stands program. Alexandra died yesterday at her home. Born with neuroblastoma, Scott began selling lemonade at a stand outside her house at the age of 4, raising $500 for the hospital where she was receiving treatments. She continued after moving to the Philadelphia area to receive treatment at Children’s Hospital, raising $12,000 herself. National exposure over the last few years brought long lines to her stand, and spawned a line of stands in all 50 states, Canada and France for the sale on June 12. She manned her stand this year despite rapidly deteriorating health, and brought in $200,000, and nationwide, stands raised $700,000. Her efforts will continue in her memory, with the Philadelphia School District opening stands this summer, and another national drive this fall supported by Volvo is expected to surpass the million-dollar mark.