Support For Christi Thomas: Shayla's Lemon Ball Dance Party Raised Nearly $3,000 for Alex's Lemonade Stand!

For her birthday, Shayla asked us for rent a space and hire a DJ so she could have a fundraiser for Alex's Lemonade Stand instead of receiving gifts this year. Since she did something similar last year, we weren't surprised and we were happy to help. Shayla wanted to raise $1500 for her 15th birthday and thanks to very generous friends and family, she raised $2,685.00 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation! Thank you, everyone! We all wish she could have invited all of her friends, but "fire code" at the venue made her trim down her invite list. The teens donned their old homecoming outfits and danced for hours! We were very proud of all of them and thank them for their generosity! Some of the sweet kiddos told us the ball was even more fun than their school's homecoming. Wow! That's a compliment! We think Christi would have been proud!

Thanks to Lucas and Michael at the Ritz Theater's National Theater for helping set up for Shayla's Lemon Ball Dance Party!

We put in a few dollars to get the donations started and when the teens arrived it just started filling up - wow! Thanks, sweet kids, friends and families!

Yes, this would be Christi's best friends - Kaylyn & Theresa! They will soon be graduating from high school and heading off to college. We are very proud of them and know that Christi's on their shoulders. They always made her soooooooo happy! Never treating her like a "kid with cancer" but always treating her like a "kid"! Thanks, Kaylyn & Theresa! It was fantastic to see you at the ball!

At Shayla's age, I never could have taken the microphone and spoken in front of my peers (and trust me they would not have been clapping and cheering for me like Shayla's friends did). She educated them about the need for research and how much an hour of research costs. When she announced that she nearly doubled her goal thanks to their generosity, they went wild. Sooooo fantastic!