Leukemia survivor raises $2K with lemonade stand
Posted Aug 12, 2014 02:32:24 PM.
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4-year-old leukemia survivor Kylie served up lemonade for a good cause Wednesday afternoon in Cambridge, and the day was quite a success.
The fundraiser for Ronald McDonald house raised just over $2,000.
The lemonade stand was set up at Candy Funhouse in Cambridge, and they ‘poured it forward’ – 291 cups were served.
In addition to the $2,100 raised, Kevin Zimic of Ridgehill Ford has also pledged $1,000.
Kylie was diagnosed on April 20th, 2012 and received chemotherapy every week for 25 months. She had to have back surgery to remove a tumour that was compressing her spine and could have paralyzed her.
She was unable to walk for about a year but has now regained strength and is walking. She just finished her last chemo treatment on May 27th this year.
570’s Hayley Zimak spoke with Brooke Hass, the mother of 4 year old Kylie.
Kylie’s Grandma, Pat, reached out to Candy Funhouse owner, Mo Hejazi about using his King Street East location for the lemonade stand, to which he happily agreed.
“She put this out there and I want to reciprocate 100 times over and just wow her, so that this is something that she remembers for the rest of her life. She’s doing something so amazing,” Hejazi says.
Hejazi has previously hosted the ‘Weekend of Love’ for stem cell recipient Katie Star Herron, where they raised about $6,000.
Kylie’s Mom, Brooke Hass, says Kylie and her Grandma were watching an episode of Max and Ruby when the idea struck.
“Max and Ruby had a lemonade stand and she said to my mother in law, that she thought it would be a great idea to have a stand herself,” says Hass. “From that day forward, every time they saw each other or spoke on the phone, Kylie would mention this lemonade stand.”
