Friday, June 29, 2007

Alex's Lemonade Stand

Our new partnership with the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation folks is off to a great start. Hip Kid Art has created this lemon tree canvas
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with 100% of our profits going to the foundation.

What is the foundation for, you ask?

In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra "Alex" Scott announced a seemingly simple idea -she was holding a lemonade stand to raise money to help "her doctors" find a cure for kids with cancer. The idea was put into action by Alex and her older brother, Patrick, when they set up the first "Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer" on their front lawn in July of 2000.

For the next four years, despite her deteriorating health, Alex held an annual lemonade stand to raise money for childhood cancer research. Following her inspirational example, thousands of lemonade stands and other fundraising events have been held across the country by children, schools, businesses, and organizations, all to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer. On August 1st, 2004, Alex died peacefully at the age of 8 -- she had raised over $1 million for childhood cancer research in her short lifetime.

Alex's spirited determination to raise awareness and money for all childhood cancer while she bravely fought her own deadly battle with cancer has inspired thousands of people, from all walks of life to raise money and give to her cause. Alex's family and supporters are committed to continuing her inspiring legacy through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501c3 charity. As of June 2007, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised over $12 million for childhood cancer research. The result -- Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has given millions of dollars for childhood cancer research across the country!

Visit their site HERE


Support them by buying a Lemon Tree Canvas for your Hip Kid!
Available here: www.hipkidart.com

2 comments:

Iggy said...

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation is SUCH a cool thing! From it's history to its mission. Now anybody can help contribute to this very important cause by signing up for FREE at For Your Cause and shopping online from their merchants. A percentage of every purchase made goes directly to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. All items are priced exactly as if you were shopping from the merchant directly. These are two great organizations coming together for an amazing cause!

Ryan E said...

Looks great, keep up the good, thank you for supporting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.