Help Fight Childhood Cancer: Buy Lemonade Sunday on Route 303

BLAUVELT, NY — In an effort to raise funds and awareness for the fight against childhood cancer, the Northern New York Korean Seventh Day Adventist Church will host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand on Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. The proceeds from NNYKSDA’s lemonade stand will benefit childhood cancer research through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.

NNYKSDA member Jira Jeong wanted to teach the children of the Church about community service and giving back, so they decided to host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand. They hope to raise $400 in their first ever stand, which funds about a day of childhood cancer research.

For more information or to donate, visit NNYKSDA’s fundraising page.

Founded by Alex Scott (1996-2004) in 2004, Alex’s Lemonade Days is a national event that grew out of Alex's front yard lemonade stand. It is held every June. An estimated 10,000 volunteers will host over 2,000 Alex’s Lemonade Stands around the nation making a difference for children with cancer. Alex’s Lemonade Days 2017 is set for June 3-11!

WHAT: NNYKSDA’S LEMONADE STAND

WHEN: SUNDAY, JUNE 11

10 AM – 5 PM

WHERE: NORTHERN NEW YORK KOREAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

573 ROUTE 303

BLAUVELT, NY 10913

About Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer is a general term used to describe cancer in children occurring regularly, randomly and sparing no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region. Childhood cancer extends to over a dozen types of cancers and a countless amount of subtypes. Just a few of these cancer types include: Ewing’s sarcoma, glioma, leukemia, lymphoma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilms’ tumor. In the United States, childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15. Every day, approximately 250 kids around the world die from cancer, accounting for 91,250 losing their lives to the disease every year.