If you're in Litchfield, NH, or anywhere within the general vicinity, this weekend you should buy yourself some lemonade. Just do it, you'll be a hero. I promise.
From the Nashua Telegraph, written by Cameron Kittel and published today, Thursday July 26, 2012.
Litchfield family to host Alex’s Lemonade Stand this weekend to raise money for cancer research
LITCHFIELD – After a successful fundraiser last year, 16-year-old Casey Bissett will host another Alex’s Lemonade Stand on Saturday and Sunday in Litchfield to raise money for cancer research.
The Bissett family will host the lemonade stand on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 6 Carlisle Drive. It will be held in honor of Casey’s younger brother, Justin, who died from brain cancer in 2007. He was 7 years old.
Last year, Casey held a similar event and raised $1,200. Her goal is $1,500 this time around.
“The more money we can raise, the better,” said Darlene Bissett, Casey’s mother.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is a registered charity and has raised more than $55 million toward finding a cure for cancer. It has funded over 250 research projects nationwide. The organization started in 2000 by 4-year-old Alexandra Scott, who held a lemonade stand in her yard to raise money to find a cure for children with cancer. She died in 2004 but the foundation has evolved into a national fundraising movement with thousands of supporters across the country.
This is being put on by a great kid in memory of another great kid. You should really go and help out. Really. You should really go. You should.
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