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Anonymous Donor Pledges $100K After 12-Year-Old's Lemonade Stand

5/3/2026

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An anonymous donor pledged more than $100,000 after a 12-year-old’s lemonade stand raised $22.25 for childhood brain-tumor research.
Rowan Rieve, a 12-year-old from Atlanta, raised $22.25 with a lemonade stand.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta announced it will match his donation, creating an online fundraiser.
Rowan was diagnosed at age eight with medulloblastoma, later identified with Li Fraumeni Syndrome, and has undergone surgery, radiation, chemotherapy while relearning walking and speech.

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An anonymous donor pledged more than $100,000 after a 12-year-old’s lemonade stand raised $22.25 for childhood brain-tumor research.
Rowan Rieve, a 12-year-old from Atlanta, raised $22.25 with a lemonade stand.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta announced it will match his donation, creating an online fundraiser.
Rowan was diagnosed at age eight with medulloblastoma, later identified with Li Fraumeni Syndrome, and has undergone surgery, radiation, chemotherapy while relearning walking and speech.