Lebanese Taverna Holds Fundraiser For Pediatric Cancer Research

ARLINGTON, VA — Lebanese Taverna is partnering with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to raise money in honor of Nathan Fleming, a student at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington who died of cancer at the age of 18 in 2019.

On Thursday, June 30, when customers present the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation flier at Lebanese Taverna's locations in Westover, Pentagon City, Ballston and its Market near Lee Heights Shops, 15 percent of the bill will go to Nathan's Cancer Slayers Fund.

For people who can't make it to the event, they can purchase a Lebanese Taverna gift card online and then use the "NATHAN" promo code and 15 percent of the sales will go to Nathan's fund. You can also treat yourself to takeout at any of these Lebanese Taverna locations; just be sure to type "NATHAN" in the notes/special instructions section, not in the Promo Code box.

Nathan's family will be at the Westover location at about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, along with members of the Georgetown pediatric oncology research team.

The money raised on Thursday will go to pediatric cancer research at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, where Nathan received treatment for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive soft-tissue cancer that grows in muscle cells.

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Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 19 in the country. One in 285 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer by the time they are 20 years old.

Since launching Nathan's Cancer Slayers in May 2020, Nathan's family and friends have raised $182,000 to fight childhood cancer in his honor.

The public can also donate directly online at Nathan's Cancer Slayers 2022.

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