( CNN ) -- My name is Bailee Madison and I am blessed to be the youth spokesperson for Alex 's Lemonade Stand , a foundation that is very dear to my heart . Few people have the opportunity to impact the lives of thousands , even over an entire lifetime . Alex Scott accomplished more in much less time . Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma , a type of childhood cancer , shortly before her first birthday . Around 2000 , at age 4 , Alex asked her mom if she could start a lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer research . She wanted to help the doctors find a way to make other children like her feel better . She continued to put up lemonade stands until she lost her battle with cancer four years later in 2004 , at the age of 8 . By that time Alex had raised over a million dollars for pediatric cancer research . I was so inspired by Alex 's story that I always say `` You are never too young to make a difference . '' Alex Scott has proven that to be true . Today , Alex 's parents , Liz and Jay Scott , have continued her mission to find a cure for pediatric cancer . Since 2005 , Alex 's Lemonade Stand has raised over $ 80 million for cancer research . In addition to research , last year alone , ALSF provided over 100 flights , 440 nights of lodging , and 300 gas cards to help families travel for a child 's treatment . These are all results of people like you and me holding lemonade stands . Every dollar we raise brings us one step closer to finding a cure . Last week , I had the opportunity to join the annual Alex 's `` Original '' Lemonade Stand at Alex 's elementary school in Philadelphia to help kick off National Lemonade Days . It was an amazing day . The stand brought over 3,000 people and raised nearly $ 100,000 . The following day , I had a lemonade stand of my own with my 10-year-old friend , Charlotte , in my hometown of Fort Lauderdale , Florida . Although we did n't raise nearly as much money , it was equally as exciting to see my friends and family join together for the same cause , knowing that it it could be ANY one of the dollars raised by ANY of us that will lead to a cure . Alex 's dream is still very much alive . I hope that you will join me and the many others who are continuing Alex 's dream to find a cure for childhood cancer , one cup at a time .
Bailee Madison shows kids how to fight childhood cancer by selling lemonade . Madison says you 're never too young to make a difference . Score: 7