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Alex’s Lemonade Stand raises money for childhood cancer
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- Date May 30, 2012
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Welcome to our after -- just affirmed Wednesday may thirtieth but believe that it is.
You know what this is -- I was hardline Internet channel on my president people who downloaded -- -- league later on throughout the day as well Liz Scott is the mama -- Who started the lemonade stands all across America actually in your own hometown initially and then it caught on and unfortunately.
He later died childhood cancer.
And all these years later you're raising.
Fifty million dollars.
Tell us about -- wonderful association.
-- -- last year as a major sponsor.
And for the month of June and July left last year and again this year they accept donations and all the Toys 'R' Us and babies.
Toys RS dot com where people can donate where they can learn about having your own candidates they would just a really important part of what we do is getting kids involved.
Taking a stand against you got to.
Yeah and there we saw a little of the festivities here 48 the success and who gets faced -- we did that Jeffrey the draft from Toys 'R' Us.
You come along way we were talking in the break about how hot Alex you and Alex were on the FOX & Friends program in 2003.
And we've we've just seen the story in the local paper talking about a little girl who was trying to raise money.
Going bigger.
Did you have any idea back then.
That fifty million dollars later you would be helping us.
No I mean I think.
When Alex it was around 2003 that she set a goal of raising three dollars not at all.
That seemed unattainable to me through -- -- -- -- -- she -- that just a couple weeks before she died.
And I think -- what she did at the end of her life just set us up.
To continue that and with the help of thousands and thousands of people and sponsors and then everybody just joining together so easy way.
I know that you.
Exchange and to have your daughter back.
Like minded enough steps -- that's hard because it feels -- this sit feel that way.
But it's reality it's I would love to have -- -- sixteen year old felt this healthy daughter.
Was worried about whatever it she would be worried about that probably wasn't -- you childhood cancer.
Kids kids have to get back right so to have this is beyond anything I think appear before.
Gigantic legacy that she's.
And give you the great thing about lemonade is what my kids had an Alex's lemonade stand a couple of years ago.
You know what we didn't make fresh we just -- the country time nobody knew and we made I think 75 dollars radicalized in -- at all.
That's people who -- on your website Alex's lemonade out -- And you figure out how to do your -- and the -- in the money.
And it helps along.
That's the -- literally what happened.
We've been able to help -- futures -- All right so they don't Toys 'R' Us June 1 July -- for us.
Or a babies.
If you don't get in trouble for not at an apartment which -- -- talking about the break as well we just started to crop up in the last couple of music you -- you've never had a problem with any of the Alex's recently happened about.
We -- -- Santos when they register with us sit.
You know find out if they need to get a permit an and we helped them get affirmative if there's a lead and we -- find what we have to get a permit -- we -- Most townships are cities are really pretty helpful welcoming him they just appreciate being nice thing.
Like somebody tries to shut it down more publicity they can never hurt -- -- -- -- that big -- valley resulting ordinances.
Well continued success making their constitution and all the money didn't raise rates today you know we'll see how.