Alex's Virtual Lemonade Stand, Week 2!

Can you believe we're more than half way through our 2 week project?? And we're completely in awe of everyone's lemonade spirit! Just look at the grins on the faces of the students at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Ohio. Their stand brought in $470.00 for pediatric cancer research!

The students at Moreland Hills Elementary are still going strong. During day two of lemonade sales, they sold more than 1200 cups of lemonade! That's $649.85 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation! Here's what they wrote about their second day of fundraising:

It was hot on the playground today! The temperature was around 80 degrees and we got very busy! As soon as each grade level came out for recess, they rushed to buy tickets. Soon there were long lines and we were selling lemonade faster than we could make it. It was tiring but we knew we made a lot of money that day, so we were really excited.

And Hopewell Memorial Junior High School has reported an additional $48.75 in lemonade sales -- bringing our grand reported total to $4823.89. And most schools still haven't reported yet! Don't forget to report through our online form. And tomorrow is the last day to get us your photos and video for the 2010 Project Highlights video. Check out instructions for submitting media.

School Updates!

Wow! We are closing in on the end of Week One for Alex's Virtual Lemonade Stand 2010. Can you believe it?

Our schools have been up to some GREAT things! Hopewell Elementary School sold lemonade during their three lunch periods today. A cup of lemonade was sold for $1.00, and many students donated more than a $1.00 for the cup of lemonade. Some students wore yellow, and everyone that donated received a sticker that read, "I supported Alex's Lemonade Stand." They also had parent volunteers helping! They sold 285 cups of lemonade and raised $332.68. It was a great start to their two day lemonade stand!

Hopewell Memorial Junior High School is having a great week, too. They had a '2 for Tuesday' deal where every cup purchased for $1 came with a free refill. They also had a Cinco de Mayo special during lunches on Wednesday. Their total for Tuesday and Wednesday? 140 cups and $100.15!

On May 1, 2010 4th grade students from South Lebanon Elementary School hosted an Alex's Lemonade Stand at their school's Fun Fair. Students signed up to work 1/2 hour shifts during the Fun Fair. They sold 350 cups of lemonade. Their stand raised $642 and their PTP matched the earnings for a grand total of $1284.

Our grand reported total so far is $3,655.29. Have you reported your school's events yet through our online form?

A friendly reminder that poster contest entries are due tomorrow! And don't forget to take a look at the Make a Difference Commercials!

Picture of students from Hopewell Elementary School.

Soliciting Donations On The Streets in Taiwan

As the school bell rang, we carried our schoolbag and our student-created products to Yi Chuan Street, which was always filled with students. YES ! We were about to begin the fundraising for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. We started the charity bazaar at six p.m. and ended at ten p.m. We peddled along the street. Some people stopped and took a look at our things, but some just walked away. We had to humbly ask if he or she had time .And then, we introduced our things to them. Whether the people bought our items or not, we all said "thank you” to them! It was very tiring after the fund soliciting. However, with the thought of helping numerous people, I would put my tiredness behind! During the entire fundraising event, I learned many things. For example, I have learned about responsibility and rebuilding confidence after being rejected. I hope everyone can send out their love to help more people around the world !!!

Contributed by Peggy Ro (National Dali High School, Taiwan)

Hello from Moreland Hills Elementary!

Hello from Moreland Hills Elementary in Pepper Pike, Ohio!

It is our first day and we did a good job! We raised $209.21. The weather was sunny! We were surprised that a lot f kids brought in money. We used Country Time like Alex did. We are having a raffle too. If your number gets picked, you win an Alex's Lemonade Stand T-shirt. Pink lemonade was popular. We had a fun time!

From Sejal and Brooke

Hello from Hopewell Elementary!

Hello from Hopewell Elementary!

We are students Brandon and Cora from Hopewell Elementary School. We just wanted to let you know on the blog that we are going to have our lemonade stand this Thursday and Friday. We will sell lemonade for $1.00. We will be all be wearing yellow and one of our teachers will be face painting lemons on our cheeks.

We are so glad to be representing our school for this cause!

Brandon and Cora
2nd grade

Take a look at what schools are doing!

Photos of Hopewell Elementary School students showing off their lemonade spirit were just added to the online photo album- - isn't it cool to look at the map view and see pictures of lemonade stands in PA and Taiwan? Make sure you upload your pictures today!

We've heard from two more schools: KD Markley Elementary in Malvern, Pennsylvania and Corwin International Middle School in Pueblo, Colorado. Students at KD Markley Elementary took 477 orders for pretzels and lemonade - - which they will deliver on Thursday. That's $477 for Alex's Lemonade Stand! Corwin International Middle School raised $1,016 by holding a car wash and lemonade stand for five hours. That brings our total reported amount of total funds raised to $1,729.25! Great job everyone!

Top 10 Things YOU Can Do to Make a Difference During our 2 Week Project

• Share this project with EVERYONE you know! Ask them to come and support your lemonade stand.

• Report your activities, the cups of lemonade you sold and how much money you raised EACH DAY you have a lemonade stand through our online google form! Just click on the link on our project website.
  
  
• BLOG! Have a student in your school write a blog entry for us to post on our project blog. Just email it to Heather Weisse Walsh at hweisse@magpi.net.
  
  
• Share Alex’s story with your friends and family members.
  
  
• Vote for your favorite “MAKE A DIFFERENCE” commercials on YouTube by 'liking' them - - -and share the link with everyone in your school community!
  
  
• Enter our Poster Contest! Each school can submit ONE entry - - and they are due via email to Heather Weisse Walsh by MAY 7, 2010. Our University of Penn volunteers will be evaluating them. Visit the project website to download the rules and check out the evaluation rubric.
  
  
• Visit the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation website to read more about the Foundation heroes and their families - - that’s who we’re doing all of this work for.
  
  
• Make YOUR lemonade stand AMAZING! Think of fun and creative things you can do to get your entire school and community involved in your project. Check out some of the fantastic stands in our online photo album!
  
  
• Remember, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. You might hit some bumps along the way throughout this project - - but every bump is an opportunity.
  
  
• Have fun! One kid can make a difference - - and have fun in the process.

We've already heard from our friends at Hopewell Memorial Junior High School about their project. They sold lemonade at a 7-8th grade dance. They put a glow stick in each cup to make them more attractive to their buyers. It worked! They've also sold lemonade and raffle tickets for a "Alex's Lemonade Stand" teddy bear during lunches. They had to purchase the supplies from their food service and give them 25% of the profit to be permitted to sell during lunches. Congrats to this fantastic group of students - - who have sold 335 cups of lemonade and raised $236.25 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

And the Kick-Off Videoconference archive is NOW POSTED on iTunes. Enjoy!

Image is of National Dali High School during the Kick-Off Videoconference - - one of our Lemonade Spirit Award winners!

What a FANTASTIC Kick Off!

On Friday, April 30th, we kicked off the 4th Annual Alex's Virtual Lemonade Stand with 16 schools across the US and Taiwan. Students from The Haverford School's Student News Team mc'd the one hour interactive videoconference, which featured presentations by Liz Scott from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, Cameron Robertson (one of the Foundation's heroes), and all of the participating schools.

Congrats to the following schools who won Lemonade Spirit Awards for their outstanding pep-rally presentations!

• Fernwood Avenue Middle School
• National Dali High School
• Corwin International Middle School
• K. D. Markley Elementary
• Moreland Hills Elementary

If you're a registered participant of the project, please remember to report your activities through our online google form every day you host a stand or other program! And please upload photos to our online album, too!

Miss the program? Catch the archive on iTunes University. It will be up on Monday, May 3rd!