Olivia and Mya, two friends from Perry, Ohio, are hoping to make a difference for children with cancer. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a charity dear to Olivia after her family relied on a medical opinion for a diagnosis of cancer (synovial sarcoma) for her then-11-year-old brother in 2016. Their first Lemonade Stand raised $800 in the summer of 2017, and this year we all want to work to raise even more! Mya says, "With the simple purchase of lemonade, you can become a hero. ALL profits go to helping kids with cancer. Your cup of lemonade will taste extra sweet knowing you are helping a child with its purchase. There is nothing that kids with cancer can do to help themselves, but you can help them. Isn’t that sweet?"
Here is the link to view the Cleveland 5 News Article that highlighted their efforts in 2017: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-lake/ohio-kids-use-lemonade-stand-to-raise-funds-for-cancer-research
This year we are able to take donations (checks made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or cash) in person at your local LemonAZe Stand, OR you can donate right here from this page! You are also welcome to join our efforts by hosting your own Lemonade Stand!
* AstraZeneca (AZ) will match any contribution it's employees personally make
** Thrivent Financial has contributed supplies for the lemonade, t-shirts for volunteers, and support to make the host Lemonade Stand successful through their "Live Generously" program for members
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How your donation helps:
- Thanks to donors like you, no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
- Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.
Join me! Together we can help St. Jude change the world.