Union Street Tavern Sponsors the 8th Annual Tavern Trot Benefitting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

In an effort to join the battle against childhood cancer, The Union Street Tavern of Windsor will host their 8TH Annual Tavern Trot on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 20 Union Street, Windsor, CT, with the race kicking off at 12:30 pm. Members of the community are continuously inspired to get involved with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation by participating in the annual Tavern Trot and raising money for the fund.

The Union Street Tavern Trot is a 3.5 mile road and trail race through the historic Windsor Centre, certified #CT0917JHP and Manchester Road Race qualifier.

The event will feature live entertainment, free refreshments, food and beer. Runners and walkers are encouraged to apply and participate in this great fundraiser.

In 2000, a 4-year-old cancer patient named Alexandra “Alex” Scott, whose parents were both from Windsor, announced a seemingly simple idea: open a lemonade stand to raise money to help her doctors at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center find a cure for children with cancer. For the next four years, Alex held an annual lemonade stand to raise money for childhood cancer research. On August 1, 2004, Alex died peacefully at the age of 8 – she had raised over $1 million for childhood cancer research in her short lifetime.

“We are extremely excited,” said owner of the Union Street Tavern, Samir Doshi, “to sponsor this event. We can raise money for a great cause and also have fun doing it!”

Last year’s 7th Annual Tavern Trot raised over $25,000- now having raised a total of over $100,000 for pediatric cancer research. Over 600 runners participated in last year’s trot. The Union Street Tavern Trot Committee is looking forward to an even greater outcome this year.

For more information and registration visit: http://unionstreettavern.com/events/