8-year-old helps mom raise money for Cancer Walk

When Sharon Feliciano’s aunt survived a fight with breast cancer, she realized the impact the disease can have. “Her bout with cancer made me think about the several scares my own mother has had and what that meant for me and my family,” Feliciano says. Instead of worrying about the disease, she is doing something to help find a cure. Feliciano signed up for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, and she started raising money. When her 8-year-old son realized that his mom was worried about not meeting her fundraising goal of $2,300, he decided to sell lemonade and donate the money to her cause.

Nathan set up shop outside Arcane Comics (5809 15th Ave NW) on Wednesday and sold water, cookies, lemonade and red vines to anyone who came by.

The Whittier Elementary second grader made triple digits in sales. “We were all kind of expecting to make 20 or so dollars,” Feliciano says, “To walk away with 100 is testament to the generosity of Arcane customers and Ballardites.”

Feliciano says that Nathan has decided to set up his lemonade stand again on Saturday in the same location. If you can’t make it by and would like to donate, here’s a link to Sharon’s donation page.