Alexandra Flynn Scott (January 18, 1996 - August 1, 2004, also known as Alex Scott), of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, was the founder of Alex's Lemonade Stand, which she started to raise money for pediatric cancer research. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is a suburban community located outside of Philadelphia in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ...

Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer, two days before her first birthday. She battled the illness for seven and a half years before passing away in 2004. Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in infancy and childhood. ... Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants and children. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When Alex was four, she decided to setup a lemonade stand to raise money for her home hospital in Connecticut. The lemonade stand became an annual tradition, and continued even after the Scott family moved to Pennsylvania to pursue treatment for Alex at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi  (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest childrens hospitals in the world. ...

By 2002 Alex's Lemonade Stand had attracted media attention, and childhood cancer survivors began to hold their own lemonade stands to raise funds for the project. By 2004 Alex's Lemonade Stand was a national campaign, with lemonade stands and events in all fifty US states as well as Canada and France. In 2004 alone, the organization raised over US $700,000. Alex and her family were featured on Oprah Winfrey's television program, The John Walsh Show and The Today Show, among others. Alex and her parents also wrote a children's picture book, Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the Emmy Award-winning host of the highest rated talk show in television history, an influential book critic, an Oscar nominated actress, and a best-selling magazine publisher. ... John Walsh John Walsh (born December 26, 1945 in Auburn, New York) is the host of the TV show Americas Most Wanted. ... Today is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ...

Alex's legacy lives on in the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. In 2005, the Foundation raised over four million dollars for childhood cancer research. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

CHOP honored Alex with the creation of the Alex Scott Day Hospital. The Philadelphia 76ers renamed their Hometown Hero award "76ers Hometown Hero: In the Spirit of Alex Scott Award" in her memory. Volvo for Life has established the Alexandra Scott Butterfly Award, which is given to a young person who has demonstrated exceptional courage and determination in helping others. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

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• Alex's Lemonade Stand
• Volvo for Life Butterfly Award