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Article: Lemonade stand raises $13K for cancer cure.
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- AZ Daily Star
- Article date:
- May 28, 2006
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May 28--A terminally ill Tucson boy raised more than $13,000 Saturday with a lemonade stand and birthday party dedicated to curing pediatric cancer. Members of the community brought gifts, birthday wishes and $8,000 to Reid Park to celebrate Benny Petz's fifth birthday, more than doubling the goal set by Benny's family. Benny, who suffers from neuroblastoma, held the event as part of a nationwide effort called Alex's Lemonade Stand, which raises money for pediatric cancer research.
The money raised at the lemonade stand, combined with more than $5,000 in online donations, will go to the organization to help find a cure, said Benny's father, Derek Petz. ...