Alex Scott held her first lemonade stand in Penn Wynne 25 years ago, writes Ukee Washington for CBS News.
This year, the foundation started in her name, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, is marking a quarter century of helping children with cancer.
The foundation has managed to raise a stunning $300 million over the years to help kids like Philip Steigerwald.
“I really thought that he was going to die, and I had to come to terms with that,” said Wendy Steigerwald, Philip’s mother.
But the boy, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma just before his third birthday – the same cancer Alex Scott had – is still alive thanks to her foundation. After doctors ran out of options, his mother learned of a clinical trial at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that was funded in part by Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
“It’s been a game changer,” said Dr. Yael Mossé, with the CHOP. “Kids who were destined to die are alive today.”
Over the years, the foundation has funded around 1,500 medical research grants at 150 institutions and supports over 240 ongoing clinical trials each year.
Read more about the Wynnewood Foundation’s legacy at CBS News.
