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The Philadelphia Foundation has awarded 7-year-old Alexandria Scott its “Philanthropist of the year” award. The young girl has raised more than $80,000 for cancer research selling cups of lemonade from a stand in her front yard.

Alexandria only has strength to put up her stand a few times a year because she also suffers from cancer. Two days before her first birthday, Doctor’s discovered a growth on the girl’s spine, which turned out to neuroblastoma, a potentially deadly form of cancer that primarily affects babies and small children. Though doctors removed 90 percent of the cancer, the growth persisted and had to stabilize with experimental radioactive iodine treatments.

While Alex was in the hospital, she came up with the idea for the lemonade stand, saying she wanted to give the money to the hospital. On her first Saturday, Alex raised $2,000. Her latest sale netted $14,000 despite nonstop rain that forced her to pitch a tent.

Among the donations was a $500 check from the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team.

Phil Arkow of the Philadelphia Foundation say, “When life gives you lemons you should make lemonade, and that’s exactly what this little girl has done.”

—http://palmbeachpost.com, 7-year-old raises $80,000 for cancer, by Shelley Emling, June 11, 2003. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

James 1:2-4 NIV “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”