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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to honoring the goals and ideals of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Days, June 9 through 11, 2006.

Whereas Alex’s Lemonade Stand grew out of the front yard lemonade stand started by Alexandra Alex Scott, a pediatric cancer patient; Whereas in 2000, at the age of four, Alex opened her first annual lemonade stand in hopes of raising money for childhood cancer causes, specifically research for a cure; Whereas after Alex’s untimely death at the age of eight in August of 2004, her parents established the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation in her memory and has raised almost $5,000,000 to date; Whereas Alex’s Lemonade Stand as a fundraiser brings charitable giving to communities and neighborhoods, making donating simple and rewarding for everyone; Whereas Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has donated millions of dollars to pediatric cancer care centers across the country and the Foundation works intensively with research and treatment facilities nationwide to identify specific ways in which the Foundation can make a difference for children who need new advances in cancer treatments; Where adults and children alike have been inspired by Alex’s innovative idea and, since 2000, 1000 Alex’s Lemonade Stands have been organized by a diverse group of devoted volunteers in front yards, schools, law firms, supermarkets, malls, and churches; and Whereas the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has designated the second weekend in June as the Lemonade Stand Days, the goal of which is to create awareness and raise funds for childhood cancer research: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1)honors the goals and ideals of Lemonade Stand Days; (2)honors Alexandra Alex Scott for her hard work and dedication to helping others with childhood cancer; (3)honors Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation as a unique organization that has evolved from a young cancer patient’s front yard lemonade stand to a nationwide fundraising movement for childhood cancer; (4)commends the Foundation’s fundraising efforts for childhood cancer causes and research into new cures and treatments for childhood cancer; (5)honors the Foundation’s work in encouraging and educating the public on childhood cancer issues and helping individuals start their own lemonade stands; and (6)commends the Foundation’s help in expediting the process of finding new cures for childhood cancer.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2006.Karen L. HaasClerk.