Yesterday I had the opportunity to provide professional DJ music and MC services for Alex’s Lemonade Festival, a fundraiser at Old Pine Community Center in Philadelphia. For those who are not familiar with Alex’s Lemonade Stand, this is from their website:
http://www.alexslemonade.org/
“Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) shares the vision of our founder and creator, Alexandra “Alex” Scott—a cure for all children with cancer.
When Alex, who was diagnosed with childhood cancer just before her first birthday, was four, she told her parents she wanted to set up a front-yard lemonade stand. Her plan: to give the money to doctors to help them find a cure. Her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” raised an astonishing $2,000 in one day. While bravely fighting her own cancer, Alex continued to set up lemonade stands every year. As news spread of the remarkable girl so dedicated to helping other sick children, people everywhere were inspired to start their own lemonade stands—donating the proceeds to her cause.”
It is an honor to be able to offer my professional DJ skills, experience and time to support such a positive organization as a professional DJ. It is unfortunate that many DJs do not make themselves available for their communities. We our a very valuable commodity that community non-profit and charitable organizations can benefit from our professional DJ music, MC services and DJ equipment for their fundraisers, especially since there are many budget cuts.
I encourage all professional DJs to offer their services at least once a month to do our part in making sure these kinds of organizations are able stay around and make sure we all have them there when we need them.
