Throughout the month of April, Extra Serving is bringing you a new bonus content series: Get to Know a Nonprofit, highlighting nonprofit organizations that either benefit members of the restaurant industry or actively work through the restaurant industry to benefit others. 

Next up in Get to Know a Nonprofit is Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), the largest independent charity dedicated to childhood cancer research and family support in the U.S. The foundation has raised more than $300 million since it was founded in 2005, funding more than 1,500 cutting-edge research projects at nearly 150 institutions in North America and Europe. 

ALSF was initially founded by Alex Scott, who was just shy of 1 when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and 4 when she hosted her first lemonade stand to raise funds for cancer research. When Alex passed away at the age of 8, she had raised more than $1 million. Alex’s mom and ALSF co-executive director Liz Scott joined the podcast to share more about Alex, the foundation, and how restaurants in particular are the perfect partners to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.

To learn more about Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation or to get involved, visit www.alexslemonade.org email Liz Scott at liz@alexslemonade.org.