Amanda Priya Kanhai Fund is dedicated to helping young women with Cancer. Growing up Amanda was a free spirit, talented artist and she loved to travel.  She traveled the world as a Manager for a local company in Suriname, South America.  She lived life to the fullest and always wore her heart on her sleeves.  Amanda was the first to ever be diagnosed with cancer in her family.  Living in a third world country where there is limited focus and education of cancer and types of cancer, Amanda was subject to the false believe that cancer is hereditary. It took the doctors in Suriname, almost a  year to diagnose what was wrong with Amanda.  After a year of rigorous testing and medication, they found out that she had stomach cancer. She was 29 years old when she was diagnosed with stomach cancer and 6 months later, she passed away. Amanda, always strong and fighting to live, she made the trip to the United States for a second opinion, even after the doctors told her she would never make the trip alive.  She came to the US in November and after she got her second opinion...her wish was to live through Christmas and see the snow, visit Times Square and eat a donut from dunkin donut.  And she did!  Lastly one request was to create a fund to help young women realize the danger of cancer and not have another life cut short just because of the lack of knowledge in third world countries.
 

American Cancer Society(ACS) 

The mission of the American Cancer Society is to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Because cancer is a global health problem, this mission extends around the world. Cancer is increasing as a leading killer globally, especially in the developing world.
The American Cancer Society is a leader in the global cancer control movement, addressing the growing global cancer and tobacco burden.

The American Cancer Society is the official sponsor of birthdays!!! Saving lives by helping people stay well, get well, find cures, & fight back.

World Heritage Cultural Center(WHCC) is joining forces with the American Cancer Society(ACS) to help raise awareness of cancer on a global level through fun and great events to come in 2011. WHCC will host a dedicated page for ACS on WHCC's website for a greater impact.

See how you can help make a difference! CLICK HERE for events and updates by ACS





ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND

Alexandra Scott


Alexandra "Alex" Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester, Connecticut on January 18, 1996, the second of four children.

Shortly before her first birthday, Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer. On her first birthday, the doctors informed Alex's parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later, Alex slightly moved her leg at her parents' request to kick. This was the first indication of who she would turn out to be - a determined, courageous, confident and inspiring child with big dreams and big accomplishments.

By her second birthday, Alex was crawling and able to stand up with leg braces. She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be beating the odds, until the shattering discovery within the next year that her tumors had started growing again. In the year 2000, the day after her fourth birthday, Alex received a stem cell transplant and informed her mother, "when I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand." She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to "help other kids, like they helped me." True to her word, she held her first lemonade stand later that year and raised an amazing $2,000 for "her hospital."

While bravely battling her own cancer, Alex continued to hold yearly lemonade stands in her front yard to benefit childhood cancer research. News spread of the remarkable sick child dedicated to helping other sick children. People from all over the world, moved by her story, held their own lemonade stands and donated the proceeds to Alex and her cause.

In August of 2004, Alex passed away at the age of 8, knowing that, with the help of others, she had raised over $1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex's family - including brothers Patrick, Eddie, and Joey - and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring legacy through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

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HOMELESS ~ Information to come soon.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ~ Information to come soon.