My name is Elizabeth. My friends and I have started a club to raise money for children’s cancer research. We just had our first official meeting last week. We will raise money through selling lemonade and art. And maybe some other things.
From Shari Nacson at the Heights Observer:
“There’s different kinds of cancer. Brain cancer is one of many, many, many kinds of cancer,” said Avery. “The more we make money, the more medicine they can make, so it won’t exist any more.”
With that in mind, the girls raised more than $170 with an occasional lemonade stand this past summer, participating in a national effort called Alex’s Lemonade Stand. “We had to tell people that it’s for cancer research,” said Avery. Upon hearing that, many customers paid extra.
The goal of The Big Feelings exhibit is to increase awareness about, and raise funds for, children’s cancer research. “Making art is a way to bring the kids together, to connect and express their grief,” said Johnson. “It makes them feel better to know they are raising funds to fight cancer by selling their art.” The process of making and selling art, she noted, “is strengthening for them.”
There is an additional goal of helping kids know that it’s OK to have a wide range of feelings and to express those feelings through different methods—creating art, talking with a loved one, and spending time with someone who understands.
