ACE Cash Express supports Alex’s “Original” Lemonade Stand event.
DALLAS (Aug. 12, 2025) – During its annual fundraising event, the Give A Little Campaign, ACE Cash Express (ACE), a Populus Financial Group, Inc. brand, raised over $85,000 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF). ACE has supported ALSF since 2017, funding research and providing support to childhood cancer families for the past eight years.
This year, ACE was a Silver Sponsor of the Alex’s “Original” Lemonade Stand event at Penn Wynne Elementary School in Pennsylvania, celebrating 25 years since Alex, the ALSF founder, held her first lemonade stand for kids with cancer in 2000. During the event, ACE employees gave 500 piggy banks to children in the community. In addition, at the ACE annual Operations conference, employees made hand-tied fleece blankets to donate to children battling cancer.
“We are thrilled to have the support of ACE Cash Express,” says Liz Scott, Alex’s mom and Co-Executive Director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. “We truly appreciate the dedication of everyone at ACE Cash Express. It’s fantastic to see their customers and community come together to support this cause and make a real difference for children battling cancer.”
ALSF is the largest independent childhood cancer charity in the United States and is dedicated to childhood cancer research and family support. Since 2005, ALSF has funded over 1,500 medical research grants, with the goal of developing better pediatric cancer treatments and finding a cure for all children with cancer.
“Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is dedicated to supporting children with cancer and their families,” said Sally Aiello, Vice President of Government Relations at Populus. “It was truly inspiring to celebrate the legacy of Alex, the remarkable young girl who started it all. I am grateful for our partnership with a charitable organization that is making a real difference in the fight against childhood cancer.”
Nationally, the 2025 Give A Little Campaign raised more than $179,000 for charities across the country, including AdoptAClassroom.org, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Autism Speaks, and Feed My Starving Children. This fundraiser is part of the ACE Community Fund, ACE’s charitable-giving program, which has donated more than $20 million since its inception in 2004 to organizations in communities where ACE operates.
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About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of 4-year-old Alexandra “Alex” Scott, who was fighting cancer and wanted to raise money to find cures for all children with cancer. By the time Alex passed away at the age of 8, she had raised $1 million. Since then, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a worldwide fundraising movement and the largest independent childhood cancer charity in the U.S. ALSF is a leader in funding pediatric research projects across the globe and providing programs to families affected by childhood cancer. For more information, visit AlexsLemonade.org.
