Founded by Erin, Fourth & Gold officially became a 5013C non-profit organization in July 2022. Much of the team is lead by healthcare professionals that are on the frontlines of oncological practice, helping children and their families battle cancer everyday.
Each week, Fourth and Gold will highlight a cancer warrior who has bravely and fiercely stood strong against cancer. At Fourth and Gold, we want you to see the faces behind our drive and connect with them in a way that you wouldn’t have been able to if you didn’t take the stand to demand #MoreThan4! Our precious kids have cancer, but cancer is not who they are.
Week of March 24, 2018
Warrior girl, Nora Zelko, aka miss warrior princess, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma at BIRTH, who later relapsed and is now considered stage 4 high risk neuroblastoma.
Current Age: 2, DOB 10/23/15
Favorite things to do: All things Disney, especially the Disney princesses and Minnie, being a little performer and singing/dancing, Nora adores her mommy and her big brother Jackson
Favorite foods: Scrambled eggs, bagels, turkey bacon, Larabar bites, strawberries, and no whey chocolate
If you know her you know that she: Is a warrior princess! Nora loves to make people smile and is constantly smiling, despite all that she has been through. Music therapy has been a safety net for Nora and has been the prime thing to get her through treatments. Nora absolutely loves to sing, especially in the car. Add in her big brother Jackson for a backup singer, and it’s the perfect day!
What you cannot see here is that Nora:
While we love letting you see the strength, the personality and the endurance little Nora has, we want you to know the unfair reality that is childhood cancer. Nora has experienced more in her short 2 years of life than most adults will ever have to endure. Nora has lost all of her hair, she’s had intense stays in the ICU and she is constantly on the go. Like most 2 year olds you know, Nora wants nothing more than to be home with her family, especially big brother Jackson. The majority of her life has been spent inside of 4 walls in a hospital.
Not only is childhood cancer unfair, the TREATMENT is unfair. Many, many children suffer more from treatment than they do from the actual cancer, whether it’s during treatment or 5 years down the road. Our government only providing 4% of all research funding to childhood cancer is unjust. We exist at Fourth and Gold because our government doesn’t believe your child is worth more than 4%. As humans, we must do better. Please join the fight against childhood cancer and demand #MoreThan4, for children like Nora and for children who have yet to learn of the battle they will be facing.
#MoreThan4 #NotRare
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If you’re interested in hosting a stand or sponsoring our campaign, reach out to us using this contact form, and a team member will contact you directly.
***This is not our sign up form to receive a kit and host a stand!***
If you’re looking to host your own Lucy’s Lemonade Stand, filling out the form does not sign you up! Once we receive your form submission, we’ll communicate with you directly and send you a link to sign up for your stand.
1.) If you are looking to host a stand during our September campaign, stand sign ups will run June 1 through June 30th every year. We’ll ask for the date(s) you plan to host your stand in September, as well as your location, so we can help promote it and drive traffic your way. In August, we’ll send out stand kits. If you’re local to Jacksonville, we’ll host a meetup where you can pick up your kit in person.
2.) If you are looking to host a stand during our September campaign but missed our sign-up window – no worries! We order extra kits every year, so reach out to us and we will do our best to accommodate you as supplies last.
3.) If you are looking to host a stand outside of our September campaign, that is a possibility as well, depending on the amount of extra supplies remaining. Please reach out to us anytime and we will do our best to provide you with everything you need to host a stand any time of year!
Each host receives a kit designed to make your experience easy and impactful, along with a PDF guide containing everything needed to host a successful – and fun – lemonade stand. Your kit will be packed with lemonade mix, cups, straws, signage, and more. Our goal is to equip you with everything you need to raise awareness and support for pediatric cancer research. All you need to do is set up, mix the lemonade, and help spread the word.
