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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
How One Little Girl Sold Enough Lemonade To Fulfill Her Space Camp Dream
A lemonade stand can be a sweet way for kids to earn a little money on a sunny day. But 11-year-old Ezri Henry from Blue Springs, Missouri did more than fill a few glasses with everyone's favorite refreshing summer beverage and call it an afternoon. In fact, over the past year, her mom Cidne Henry estimates her daughter has sold more than 1,000 glasses of lemonade (and hot chocolate in the winter), to make her dream of attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, a reality. Ezri first got interested in the solar system at age 5 because her parents, Cidne and Eric, are space enthusiasts. 'I'm just really fascinated by all that's going on,' Ezri tells Parents about her love of space and desire to become an astronaut. 'There are different planets, and planets beyond our solar system, and I want to experience that for myself.' Her first step in making that happen was to reach out to Research Astronaut Kellie Gerardi on Instagram, at the suggestion of her mom. Gerardi suggested Ezri go to Space Camp to immersive herself in all things space. Then, it was on to fundraising. Her mom shares that Ezri's school and local businesses also helped raise money for her, and the hopeful astronaut received donations from members of the community of up to $50 a pop."There are different planets, and planets beyond our solar system, and I want to experience that for myself."Ultimately, the 11-year-old ended up raising $1,800, and was able to attend Space Camp last June. She loved the experience so much she already plans to keep raising money to go back! 'It was really fun, and I learned a lot of stuff I didn't know,' she says. 'My favorite part was the simulated space mission,' Ezri shares. 'There were a ton of problems, but we got them fixed and we kept going.' She adds that her team had to work together rather than individually. But that's not all she took from the experience. 'My other favorite part was [learning] about the constellations and how people see patterns,' she tells Parents. The mother and daughter duo also shared their tips for helping other kids achieve their camp goals. The most important one? Don't get discouraged, advises Ezri. 'Even if it's hard, keep going because eventually you'll get to your goal,' she says. Here's how to make their dream summer camp a reality, according to Ezri and Cidne: Stay motivated. Ezri says her parents helped her not to give up. Meanwhile, Cidne shares this advice: 'If your child wants to go to Space Camp—or whichever camp they set their sight on—I would say to encourage them to find ways to earn it and work towards it, to always support them, always be behind them, and give them the courage to do so, because it's not going to be easy.' Support kids every step of the way. Cidne says supporting your child's goal is so important. 'If you keep pushing them along, they're going to make it, and they're going to do big things—and you're going to be there to support them through it,' she shares. Foster self-confidence and independence in your child. 'I want her to have the confidence that she can achieve anything her incredible imagination can come up with because she has a huge imagination,' Cidne shares."Even if it's hard, keep going because eventually you'll get to your goal,"As for future plans for Ezri—other than raising more money for Space Camp next year—she hopes to become the first woman on Mars. 'It's definitely going to take a lot of college and a lot of training—and definitely courage,' the inspiring little girl says. Ezri was especially buoyed to continue reaching for the stars by three-time space shuttle astronaut Dr. Jan Davis, who spoke to campers. 'I was just amazed, and it was just crazy seeing a real astronaut,' Ezri shares. 'She kept going and reached her goal.' Indeed, Cidne hopes her daughter's experience at Space Camp helped her begin to develop a mental picture of what her dreams can turn into. 'I hope she looks back at her entire experience and she believes in herself and understands big goals are built on small achievements, one after the other, and that she can reach those big goals.' Read the original article on Parents
CBS News
15-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation celebrates 25 years of impact, inspiration benefitting children with cancer
It was 25 years ago that Alex Scott held her first lemonade stand. Today, the foundation in her name has raised more than $300,000,000. The little lemonade girl has had quite an impact on the world and children with cancer, kids like Philip Steigerwald. "I really thought that he was going to die, and I had to come to terms with that," said Wendy Steigerwald, Philip's mother. But Philip Steigerwald is alive because of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Right before his third birthday, he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma –the same cancer Alex Scott had. CBS Philadelphia "I remember when he was getting the chemo, I was meeting with somebody about you know, all the troubles that we were having, and I remember saying to her, 'We could have had a good life,' and she's like, 'Why do you say that?' I said, 'Well, cause he's dying, he'll be dead,'" Wendy Steigerwald said. After grueling treatments, doctors told the Steigerwalds that there was nothing more they could do. That is, until they learned of a clinical trial at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, partly funded by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. "It's been a game changer. Kids who were destined to die are alive today," Dr. Yael Mossé, with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Every morning he would take a pill, that's all he did, and it worked, it worked. I mean, it was a miracle," Wendy Steigerwald said. Philip Steigerwald is not the only child alive today because of Alex and the foundation created in her name. CBS Philadelphia Brynn was part of a clinical trial in Georgia, partially funded by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. She gets scans every six months, and a member of her family said things have been amazing since they ended the trial. Lincoln and Abbie were in that trial. Lincoln is cancer-free! Plus, Abbie's tumor is stable, and she has a Master's degree and volunteers at a camp for children with cancer. CBS Philadelphia Those clinical trials, those miracles started with Alex Scott and her idea for a front-yard lemonade stand. She wanted to help all kids with cancer, not just neuroblastoma. "I thought we might find a cure for her," said Liz Scott, Alex's mother. "We knew a lot of kids with neuroblastoma, and I felt like it was something that we needed to put all the funding into. But Alex very smartly told me that that was selfish and that all kids want their cancer to go away." "If Alex didn't push us to fund all types of childhood cancer research, we wouldn't be where we are today," Jay Scott said. "Because we would be a neuroblastoma organization. We would be much smaller. We would have been unable to help as many kids as we've been able to help." CBS Philadelphia The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has funded 1,500 medical research grants at 150 institutions, and there are more than 240 ongoing clinical trials that are funded by them each year. "If you're doing pediatric cancer research, you come to [the] Alex Lemonade Stand Foundation. We couldn't do our work without this kind of support," said Dr. Leonard Zon with Boston Children's Hospital. Twenty-five years of making a difference, better treatments and safer cures. Twenty-five years of offering hope. "That's where your hope comes from," Liz Scott said. "That there's going to be something new in the pipeline that your child is going to receive that's going to make their cancer go away. It didn't happen for Alex, but the fact that it's happening for other kids now because of Alex is beyond anything I can express what that means." "Wendy would always say 'Show me one kid that survived this,' and that's what – we didn't have any hope and now Philip, is that hope for parents that are going through it now," Philip Steigerwald's father said. CBS Philadelphia
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Kind-hearted girl, 7, suffered every parent's worst nightmare while selling lemonade in front yard of her home
A seven-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a car hit her lemonade stand, shattering both legs and causing possible brain injuries. Annabelle Masten was airlifted to Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina on Tuesday, June 10, after a devastating crash in North Carolina that critically injured her and two other girls. According to state troopers, a car accident sent a vehicle careening off Conley Road and into the front yard where the children were selling lemonade. The car slammed into the stand with terrifying force, leaving all three girls seriously hurt. Annabelle's family says her injuries are severe - one leg was completely shattered and the other has a crushed ankle. Doctors rushed her into emergency surgery, where multiple pins and screws were inserted. More operations are expected in the coming days. She is also being closely monitored for a brain hematoma and possible spinal damage. 7-year-old Annabelle is fighting for her life after a car hit her lemonade stand, shattering both legs and causing possible brain injuries Annabelle's family says her injuries are severe - one leg was completely shattered and the other has a crushed ankle The car slammed into the stand with terrifying force, leaving all three girls seriously hurt Her full prognosis remains uncertain. 'Please keep Annabelle, her family, and all the others involved in your prayers,' her uncle Michael Masten wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to help with mounting medical bills. The GoFundMe has already raised more than $5,000 in two days. The driver accused of causing the crash, 24-year-old Haley McCorkle of Hickory, has been charged with failure to yield the right of way resulting in serious bodily injury. Annabelle is pictured with her family Troopers say she pulled into traffic, causing another vehicle to swerve off the road and strike the children. Despite the horror, the families are staying strong. 'I can't blame anyone for the accident. Accidents happen,' said the mother of one of the girls to Fox 8. 'I've just had to pray about it.' The little girl's aunt Michelle Masten wrote online: 'Needing special prayers for my little niece. My brother, and his family. I have faith in the doctors in Asheville. May God guide them through this. I love you!'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Yahoo
It Was Just a Lemonade Stand — Then a Car Crashed Into the Kids, and Everything Turned Horrific
Police allege Haley Erin McCorkle caused a crash while turning left, hitting a Nissan Altima that was then pushed into a lemonade stand where three young girls were critically injured, according to reports The girls were rushed to the hospital, two by airlift and one by ambulance McCorkle was charged with a misdemeanor for failure to yield causing bodily injury, but was not impaired or speedingA North Carolina woman is facing charges after she allegedly caused another car to crash into three girls who were running a lemonade stand in a mobile home park. 24-year-old Haley Erin McCorkle was allegedly trying to turn left out of a driveway when she crossed paths with an oncoming Nissan Altima, Queen City News reported, citing police. The impact of the crash caused the Nissan Altima to veer off the road and into a front yard where the three girls were selling lemonade. The girls, who are 7, 8 and 9 years old, were all critically injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, the outlet reported, per police. Two of the girls were airlifted to the hospital and the third was taken in an ambulance. 'I was right there, and it just happened so fast,' a sister of one of the girls told Queen City News. 'I just ran and got my mom.' The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said that McCorkle was charged with a misdemeanor for failure to yield the right of way causing bodily injury, WSOC-TV reported. Investigators don't believe she was impaired or that she was speeding at the time of the crash. The driver of the Nissan Altima will not face any charges, the local outlets reported. And neither of the drivers sustained any injuries from the crash.'We thought all three of them were dead,' Jessica Tallent, a mother of one of the girls involved in the crash, said to WCNC. 'It's been very emotional. I was bawling my eyes out.' Family members and loved ones of the girls involved are hoping they will soon recover from their injuries. 'It's very hard,' David Denton, a family member of one of the girls, said to the outlet. 'The parents shouldn't have to see nothing like that.' Read the original article on People
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Andy's Army 2025: Lemonade stand in Sewell raises money for a cure for cancer
SEWELL, N.J. - Andy's Army set up a lemonade stand in Sewell, New Jersey to raise money for a cure for cancer. What we know On Sudnay, Andy Fee and his family set up the lemonade stand in partnership with the well-known Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Andy was diagnosed with neuroblastoma four and a half years ago at the age of nine-months-old. Andy's father, Mike Fee, described that moment, saying, "It was an absolute whirlwind, you never think it would happen to you. Thankfully, we are in Philadelphia we have Children's Hospital of Philadelphia right in our backyard so, that was our first stop, to go to CHOP to understand what our treatment options were, then work out a plan and fight it as hard as we can". Mike said the fight wasn't easy, especially when doctors found an additional condition after Andy's initial diagnosis. "He had a secondary condition called Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) which basically your immune system attacks your nervous system so he lost the ability to walk, crawl, and talk. All the things Andy is now able to do, and in order to give back, he is selling lemonade and raffle tickets to try and support those like him. "Being local in the area we always heard about Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, we always knew about Alex, this is where we wanted to put our effort into helping other kids with cancer and hopefully find a cure one day for all cancers," said Mike. The family has a set a goal to raise $5,000. If you would like to donate online, you can at
