Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) was formed to honor Alex’s memory.  The organization holds many different fundraisers, including Lemonade Days, three designated days in June where people across the globe are encouraged to host their own lemonade stand.  Since it’s inception 10 years ago, ALSF has raised 30 million dollars, with 12 million coming from Lemonade Days alone!

Nilfisk CFM will once again hold our annual “Lemon Days,” a slight (lemon) twist on the annual Lemonade Days, but we’ve ”upped the ante” this year, securing a lemonade stand at The Great Valley Farmer’s Market on Thursday, June 10th from 11am-2pm!!!!

In addition to the farmer’s market, we’ll also raise money through some internal events in our office, including a silent auction. And of course, they’ll be tons of yummy lemon treats, including Rita’s water ice (430 Lancaster Pike, Malvern, PA)!

So, while many of you live too far away to visit our lemonade stand, we hope you’ll visit one near you….or host your own!!! Take a stand for hope.  And turn lemons into lemonade…

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Each November, Brenda Lawhorne, Operations Manager and fundraiser organizer, asks the office to either donate a new toy or give $10 towards the purchase of a new toy. In exchange for our good deed, we get to wear jeans 2 times a week, a.k.a. Jeans for Tots. While Jeans for Tots is still on the agenda this year, Brenda (with the help of Janet Pietsch, Customer Service Manager) got creative and came up with Lunch for Tots and Goodies for Tots!

Lunch for Tots: Employees will be able to purchase homemade lunch on November 3rd and 17th. All proceeds will go to Toys for Tots!

Goodies for Tots: A bake sale will be held in December, date TBD. Yum!

In the past, we normally raise about $200 for the cause, but this year’s goal is $600..triple that! The Toys for Tots events have created a buzz around the office, and as of today, we’re well on our way to reach the goal! We’ll keep you updated!

About Toys for Tots

Through the gift of a shiny new toy, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation provides happiness and hope to disadvantaged children who might otherwise be overlooked this holiday season. In 2006, Toys for Tots delivered more than 19.2 million toys to over 7.6 million children.

In an office where we are used to fighting contaminants, we are more than happy to join the fight against cancer, turning lemons, into lemonade…

About ALex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of volunteers across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $19 million towards fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 80 research projects nationally including those examining leukemia, brain tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilm’s tumor, lymphoma, and osteosarcoma among others. For more information, visit www.AlexsLemonade.org