What Do You Do When Life Gives You Lemons?
You’ve probably heard the expression, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Here’s a story about a little girl that gives a whole new meaning to that thought:
When four-year-olds say they “want to help,” it’s usually with household tasks or some such thing. Not so for four-year-old Alexandra Scott. When she said she wanted to help, the tiny cancer patient meant she wanted to help her doctors find a cure for kids with cancer.
She planned to raise money through a lemonade stand. With the help of her older brother Patrick, she set up her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” for childhood cancer in the year 2000. Over the next four years, even as Alex’s health declined, the sibling duo staged the annual lemonade event. By the time she died at the age of eight, Alex had managed to raise more than $1 million. And, inspired by her example, thousands more children and adults have continued her cause, raising more than $25 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure for all children with cancer.
As they say on their Web site, “One cup at a time,” Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is making a difference in children’s lives!
Sincerely,
Michael Peron
Your Real Estate Consultant For Life
P.S. What do you do when life gives you lemons? Please email me at Mike@MichaelPeron.com or call me at 754-204-0069.
