ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER (ALSF) – Gavin Strong Fund has been an inspirational cause for my family. My friend dealt with the worst fear a parent can face — they lost their young son to a gruesome battle with Cancer, but this family is not giving up without a fight….
Their goal is, as it is every month, to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. However, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, so their educational programming and efforts are at their peak. One more person or business involved, creates a ripple effect and allows the Gavin Strong Fund to make a huge impact on childhood cancer statistics. And to CHANGE” Childhood Cancer
Today, you can be a part of that ripple effect with CHANGE!! Use your spare change to support the Morris Family’s legacy of their courageous little boy Gavin Strong, as they raise funds to help many other children with cancer.
ABOUT GAVIN STRONG: Gavin was such a courageous little man that they called him “Gavin Strong”. This family continues living through even more battles with cancer after Gavin’s passing. Now, Gavin’s grandfather, Steve, is sadly fighting his own battle with glioblastoma cancer. In addition, Gavin’s great-grandmother now has cancer, so the Morris Family moved back to West Virginia to care for their loved ones. Today, we celebrate Gavin’s strong-willed spirit, which continues to be an inspiration to us all. For more information on Gavin’s story please visit: http://www.begavinstrong.org.
The Morris Family are my personal friends. As my former neighbor, Tosha Morris, proudly displayed their “Gavin Strong” sign outside their residence. Tosha told me about how her family came from West Virginia to Philadelphia, PA, so that their oldest son Gavin could receive cancer treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Although I had never met him, I felt encouraged by Gavin, who was such a courageous little man, they called him “Gavin Strong”. Sadly, Gavin lost his battle with cancer in 2014; however, the Morris Family decided to stay and put down some roots in Pennsylvania.
Upon meeting her, Tosha’s strength and faith amazes whomever she comes in contact with. Her and her husband’s perseverance and productivity through their grief is truly inspiring. They established Gavin’s undying legacy through the Gavin Strong Fund and partnered with ALSF to further expand their outreach. Through their many events and projects, Gavin Strong has raised $120,000 for neuroblastoma cancer research and collected 200 pints of blood for the American Red Cross.
ABOUT ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER (ALSF): ALSF is on the forefront of supporting families affected by cancer and funding the nation’s most brilliant doctors and researchers with the goal to cure all cancers. With your support, ALSF will discover more treatment options, medications, and therapies to, not only cure our children, but allow them to live full healthy lives.
You may remember Gavin Strong from PPbyTT’s most recent Networking for A Cause Event – LADIES FOR LEMONS! Here’s a reminder of that groundbreaking event!
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Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15 in the United States. This September join us and turn the world gold in honor of childhood cancer! Here are 10 ways you can get involved this September.
1 Join Alex’s Million Mile! This September teams around the world are logging all the miles they run, walk or ride and together, we will reach 1 million miles for childhood cancer awareness. Want to learn more? Head over to the Alex’s Million Mile dashboard to sign up today!
2 Display your support for ALSF by adding a Twibbon. You can add an image to your Facebook profile picture or your Twitter picture.
3 Register for The Lemon Run, held on November 8 in Philadelphia. Start training now and log miles for Alex’s Million Mile!
4 Follow Alex’s legacy of finding a cure one cup at a time and host a lemonade stand in your front yard, at work, at a community event or online! Sign up is easy and ALSF will send you all the tools you need to get started!
5 Get inspired by ALSF’s Gold Ribbon Reps! These childhood cancer heroes represent different types of childhood cancer. Read and share their stories to get inspired to make a difference for children fighting childhood cancer.
6 If you don’t already, follow ALSF on Facebook,Twitter and Instagram!
7 Update your social media cover photos, banners and profile pictures with some of ALSF’s specially designed shareables just in time for September! You can download the shareables here.
8 Purchase a copy of “Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand” from our gift shop and gift to your school library. It is the true story of Alexandra “Alex” Scott and courageous, inspiring battle against childhood cancer–using a lemonade stand!
9 Read the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation blog! Updated weekly, the blog contains inspirational stories, ideas for fundraising and awareness building and news from ALSF!
10 Give to the ALSF Gavin Strong Fund to fund research to find better treatments and cures!
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