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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (previously known as Alex's Lemonade Stand and currently abbreviated as ALSF) is an American pediatric cancer charity founded by Alexandra "Alex" Scott . ==Founder== Alexandra "Alex" Flynn Scott was born on January 18, 1996, in Manchester, Connecticut. She was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer, two days before her first birthday. In July 2000, in spite of her own failing health, she decided to open a lemonade stand, aided by her older brother, to raise money to help children with cancer. They held an annual "Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer" on the family's front lawn. Her first lemonade stand in her hometown of West Hartford, Connecticut, raised over $2,000 and turned into an annual tradition. It continued after the Scott family moved to Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, to pursue treatment at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia while she attended Penn Wynne Elementary School. On August 1, 2004, Alex died at the age of eight. In 2004, when Alex died at the age of 8 at her house with her parents at her side, her stand and inspiration had raised more than $1 million toward finding a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by her parents, Liz and Jay Scott, in 2005 to continue the work that Alex began. The mission of the Foundation is: to raise money for and awareness of childhood cancer causes — especially research into new treatments and cures; and to encourage and empower others, especially children, to get involved and make a difference for children with cancer. Since Alex set up her first lemonade stand in 2000, the Foundation has raised more than $100 million. That money has helped to fund more than 475 cutting-edge research projects, create a travel program to help support families of children receiving treatment, and develop resources to help people everywhere affected by childhood cancer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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