aw :) im 13 and i think this is truly touching. this makes me want to start my own lemonade stand and donate money to charities and help find cures for cancer as well... :] he is so inspirational.

My grandmother lost to breast cancer a couple weeks ago, and we all miss her. Thanks, Max.

As long as parents continue to raise their kids with a "can do" approach, they will conquer a lot of the world's ills and no matter how cynical we may become as we get older, we mustn't let that cynicism leech into a child's mind, or they will wake up in the morning on a school day and ask "why even bother".

Kids like this are our future. Encourage them, nurture them and help them in their projects. This kid has been raised in a way where he is conscious of others and has compassion. Lemonade stand for a good cause @ $80k in donations and counting? Awesome! One person (or two if you count Mom's assistance with getting this up and running) can incite change and make a difference. All those that have donated, good on you. Often times we have good intentions, but don't always follow through (life's complicated, right)? It's not as complicated for a younger person. It's pretty clear-cut and that's why this young man's lemonade stand is a success. No politics. Just a goal in mind to help rid the world of another ill.

Good job Max, I'll bet your parents are very proud you.

Wonderful deed by a wonderful boy, HOWEVER, I would recommend that he take that money and spread it DIRECTLY to those who need the money for treatment deductibles, non-insurance covered items, etc.

The whole Komeni industry is a rip-off. I held a huge event, wherein ALL proceeds were to go directly to this organization. I asked the local chapter to help sell tickets. They sold 10. I sold 500 by myself (not including tickets sold by others in the area).

Since this was a mega-event, I was promised that 10 of their members would attend to help take tickets throughout the evening. Only 2 people showed. The entire event, by the way, was paid for by my organization. Not one cent was spent by Komeni.

After the event, I got a call from them asking when they could expect the monies from the event.

Not to be deterred, I got over 20 people confirmed to join one of Komeni's "Walks". When I called to confirm a location, I was told to "Just send the money, because we already have a lot of people coming". Honestly...that's what they said. I will NEVER donate to this organization, NEVER promote it, and tell everyone I can about this hideous scam.

Give directly to those who need it - NEVER to Komeni!!!

Has everyone on this forum, including me, made a donation to Max's Lemonade Stand. If not, why not? Great going Max.

He should be fined 80K for violating all the laws. I hope some one gets sick from his lemonade and sues him for 20 million.

This is such a fine thing that the young man is doing! There is also an established national organization called Alex's Lemonade Stand, which raises money for childhood cancer research. It was begun by Alex Scott, a little girl who had cancer and wanted to do what she could to raise money for fighting the disease. She began with one lemonade stand, just as in this story. Alex sadly passed away several years after beginning her lemonade stand, but her name and her efforts live on in the organization. Bravo to both these excellent kids!

I wish people would wake up. The boy has the right motives, but the government don't. The researchers and the government are pocketing the money. If he raised 100 trillion they will be still asking for money.

Not to take anything away from this fine boy who sincerely raised serious $$$ for cancer, but the whole lemonade cancer business model has become a cottage industry. The Lemonade Stand Cancer Charity phenomena is the exclusive invention of Alex, a young girl with terminal cancer who died ( treated at Childrens Hospital Philly I think) whose dying wish in raising money for cancer research originated the renowned highly financially successful National and International Charity and business model called "Alex's Lemonade Stand." This reminds of the sincere effort of 2 charities in Haiti that actually compete as if they are in sales at manufacturing a device (which I can't recall right now) for poor people. I keep hearing the word knockoff.

Cancer will not be cured in my opinion. Too much of a profit loss on the doctor and pharmaceutical companies. You take away cancer, you take away the millions they make on pills, chemo, and doctor consultations. If a cure was found and made worldwide I'd go to another country to obtain such a cure. There are some countries that actually care about whether their people lived or died. America is only about making money so the common person is a liability and a write off if they don't have the funds. My father and grandmother had cancer and they beat it. My aunt had breast cancer and it claimed her life. So it seems more of a will to live and fight till your last breath thing than any other factor.

"if you dont know your history your doomed to repeat it" albert einstein. "INSANITY: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" albert einstein. WHY!.. (happycow.net search 4mula1) charities must stop funding animal research, B I L L I O N S of dollars every year prove the failure of animal research. a l s o,. the TRUTH about polio by albert sabin, m.d., no LIE can live forever!... animal research has never been validated.

God Bless you Max for all you are doing. We the American People are so very proud of you. Keep up the good work.