Big Blue Marble Academy students raise more than $1,000 to fight childhood cancer

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta’s Big Blue Marble Academy students have raised a total of $1,036.64 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s research and initiatives for children fighting cancer.

Students at BBMA Augusta - Madeline Drive, Augusta - Martinez, Augusta - Stevens Creek, Evans and Grovetown hosted their own lemonade stands to the foundation.

Students made posters, crafts and even dressed up.

They also measured the ingredients, scooped ice, poured lemonade and counted out change for their customers.

Aiken YMCA, church deliver beds to kids in need

In Aiken County, volunteers came together at the YMCA on Saturday morning to help the community through the A Place to Dream Program.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is just one of the school’s service learning initiatives, called Heart Projects, teaching important social-emotional skills and helping the school’s students understand the impact they can have in their community.

“Our Heart Projects, like Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, teach students about the challenges of children, much like themselves, in an age-appropriate way, while also helping them foster creativity, comion and important cognitive skills,” said Donna Whittaker, vice president of curriculum and education at Big Blue Marble Academy. “Most importantly, these projects help our young learners feel empowered to make a difference in their world at any age.”

Collectively, BBMA locations across the country raised a total of $36,736.33 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.