Posted on 12/12/2005 12:17:09 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
Beliefnet.com is holding a reader survey to pick the most inspiring person of 2005. Among the finalists is Alex Scott, a little girl who died of cancer last year. Alex was diagnosed with cancer two days before her first birthday, and as she got older, she became quite an activist:
In 2000, when she was just four years old, Alex told her parents she wanted to raise money for cancer research. She chose a time-honored kid's project--a front-yard lemonade stand--but unlike most lemonade stands, she raised $2,000 in a single day. Soon, Alex's friends joined in to help, opening lemonade stands in her name. Word spread about Alex's dream of raising $1 million for pediatric cancer research. On June 12, 2004, she raised nearly $40,000 in three hours at her lemonade stand, while supporters nationwide raised $220,000 in one day at hundreds of Alex's Lemonade Stands nationwide.
She died Aug. 1, 2004, but Alex's Lemonade Stand continues to raise money for pediatric cancer. Alex holds only a narrow lead in the Beliefnet poll, in part because one blogger has been campaigning for her opponent. Put her over the top; vote here.
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Bump for Alex! :)
Voted for Alex.
voted for alex
54/46 in favor of the little girl.
What kind of liberal dirtbag do you have to be to vote against her and for the other guy?
The Andrew Sullivan kind.
Fishback's cause was championed by Andrew Sullivan, who reported on his blog...
Does this answer your question?
Freeped!
Good thing Andrew Sullivan is taking enough time off from recreational proctology to take a swipe at a dead little girl.
What can I say? There's no doubt that Sullivan would be a sucker for a man in uniform.
Voted. She's leading on that poll right now.
She got my vote. I wish she could have lived to run for President!
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