Jay Scott on the origins of Alex's Lemonade Stand and how it inspires children to help crush cancer

About this episode

Jay Scott discusses the origins of Alex's Lemonade Stand and its impact on fighting cancer.

Jay Scott, the co-executive director of Alex's Lemonade Stand, joined Make A Difference with Phil Martelli to discuss creating Alex's Lemonade Stand with his late daughter, the constant fight to try and crush cancer, and how the nationwide spread of the charity has moved the Scott family. How does Jay Scott Make A Difference? Watch to find out! Produced by Jared Phillips. Music by Nick Capperella. Watch the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/47QdYyQrhv8 Check out our website and social media here: https://linktr.ee/makeadifferencepod Learn more about Alex's Lemonade Stand here: https://www.alexslemonade.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Phil Martelli

Guest: Jay Scott

Topics covered

• charity
• cancer research
• inspiration
• family
• non-profit
• children's health

Keywords

• Alex's Lemonade Stand
• cancer
• charity
• children
• inspiration
• Jay Scott
• Phil Martelli

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alex's Lemonade Stand

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