A legacy at the lemonade stand

Alexandra ‘Alex’ Scott began a personal cancer drive, By Kimberly Montalbano WESTFALL — What began as a simple lemonade stand set up by Alexandra “Alex” Scott in 2000 has now blossomed into an annual fundraiser put on by Delaware Valley High School’s Integrated Social Studies and English classes from grades 9, 10, and 11 to benefit cancer research. For two days in late April, Delaware Valley High School students in the “combo” classes took to both the 9/10 and 11/12 cafeterias to sell not only lemonade, but necklaces, tattoos and bracelets to help raise money for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. They also traveled to the Middle and Elementary schools on Wednesday and Thursday to further their fundraiser. Alex Scott, a then four-year-old cancer patient, developed the idea to sell lemonade to help her doctors find a cure for children who had cancer. She put this idea into action in July 2000, when she opened her first lemonade stand on the Scott’s family lawn. As the next four years trickled by, Alex’s health deteriorated, but she continued to hold her annual lemonade sale, with hopes of reaching $1 million. In 2004, after voicing her goal to the community, many people pitched in, selling lemonade and ultimately helping Alex reach her goal. Shortly after, however, on Aug. 1, 2004, Alex lost the battle to childhood cancer. Her legacy continues to live on, now with over $30 million raised, through high schools across the country, including Delaware Valley, in hopes to find the cure for cancer. Delaware Valley, who has been participating in the annual lemonade sale for four years, raised near $900 this year with the Integrated Social Studies and English classes.