Paxon Hollow Middle School Raising Money For ALSF At 'Potter Cup'

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA – Delaware County school rivals Paxon Hollow and Haverford middle schools will once again face-off in heated competition during the 15th Annual Potter Cup to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).

The Potter Cup will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 26 at Marple Newtown High School, 120 Media Line Road, Newtown Square.

Students and teachers will participate in a pep rally before they being competitions between the wrestling teams, as well as the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. The Potter Cup will then be awarded to the school that wins two out of three of the competitions.

The schedule of events is:

• 2 p.m. – Pep Rally, welcome Co-Executive Directors of the foundation Liz and Jay Scott, the parents of ALSF Founder Alexandra "Alex" Scott
• 2:30 p.m. – Girls’ basketball
• 3:45 p.m. – Boys’ basketball
• 5 p.m. – Wrestling match

Along with the sports-related festivities, those in attendance will have the opportunity to enjoy food, games, prizes for children of all ages, and of course lemonade. Liz and Jay Scott will also speak at the event.

The Potter Cup has raised over $400,000 for ALSF.

ALSF emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alex Scott, who lost her fight with cancer at just 8 years old in 2004.

At the age of 4, Alex said that she wanted to open a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer.

Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation has evolved into a national fundraising movement.

ALSF, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $150 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 800 research projects nationally.

The Potter Cup is recognized as a Top Educational Fundraiser by ALSF.

Alexandra Scott, diagnosed at age one with an aggressive form of childhood cancer called neuroblastoma, sits at her lemonade stand selling drinks at Penn Wynne elementary school in Wynnewood, Pa. Saturday June 12, 2004. Driven by heart-lifting determination, eight-year-old Alex is holding her fifth-annual "Alex's Lemonade Stand" Saturday in hopes of raising $1 million, a goal within reach thanks to the hundreds of stands planned in all 50 states. Alexandra died on Aug. 1, 2004. She was 8. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)