Pflugerville Students Taking Stand Against Childhood Cancer

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — Aiming to raise funds and awareness for the fight against childhood cancer, the Hendrickson High School Lemon Club will host a lemonade stand starting Friday at the upcoming Deutschen Pfest, officials announced on Tuesday.

The lemonade stand will be in place from Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20, raising money for childhood cancer research through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF). The Lemon Club will host their lemonade stand in memory of Will Lucas, who died of medulloblastoma, a brain cancer, in 2012 when he was 8 years old, organizers said.

“We saw ALSF on the internet and were very impressed with [ALSF founder] Alex's message,” said Sara Lucas, Will’s mom and the event sponsor. “Even young people can bring about change, and children with cancer need all the help they can get! Too little funding targets childhood cancer, and we are delighted that ALSF is making a difference!”

The Lemon Club has hosted several lemonade stands at various high school events, including theater, speech and debate tournaments, and volleyball and baseball games. They hope to raise $2,000 which will fund about a week of childhood cancer research, according to organizers.

For more information or to donate, visit the Alex’s at Deutschen Pfest ALSF fundraising page.

EVENT DETAILS

WHAT: ALEX’S AT DEUTSCHEN PFEST

WHEN: FRIDAY, MAY 18 – SUNDAY, MAY 20, 5 PM – 5 PM

WHERE: PFLUGER PARK, 515 CITY PARK RD., PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660

Organizers provided the following information related to childhood cancer and Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation:

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 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.

About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of supporters across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $150 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 800 pediatric cancer research projects nationally. In addition, ALSF provides support to families affected by childhood cancer through programs such as Travel For Care and SuperSibs. For more information on Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, visit AlexsLemonade.org.

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