By Kevin Agostinelli, staff reporter
If you earned $12,000 while manning a lemonade stand for the summer, what would you do with the money? Massachusetts teen Matthew Cappucci used his $12,000 earnings to help find a cure for cancer.
Since 2006, Matthew has volunteered for the nationwide organization Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer, which was founded by a young girl with cancer. In his interview with kid reporter Kevin Agostinelli, Matthew shared one personal story as to why he became so devoted to his service for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
“After I went door to door fundraising for the lemonade stand, I decided to stop into a local pizza shop to see if they could donate a raffle prize,” Matthew explained, “I met the manager; but as soon as I mentioned the word 'cancer', she began crying. She explained how her 2-year-old grandson had just been diagnosed with cancer.”
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| Matthew Cappucci |
If you earned $12,000 while manning a lemonade stand for the summer, what would you do with the money? Massachusetts teen Matthew Cappucci used his $12,000 earnings to help find a cure for cancer.
Since 2006, Matthew has volunteered for the nationwide organization Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer, which was founded by a young girl with cancer. In his interview with kid reporter Kevin Agostinelli, Matthew shared one personal story as to why he became so devoted to his service for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
“After I went door to door fundraising for the lemonade stand, I decided to stop into a local pizza shop to see if they could donate a raffle prize,” Matthew explained, “I met the manager; but as soon as I mentioned the word 'cancer', she began crying. She explained how her 2-year-old grandson had just been diagnosed with cancer.”
