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.
I love my job. It’s been my dream since I was a kid. But sometimes… I really hate my job.
I don’t have kids, nor do I ever pretend to know what parenting is like. I’ve heard the phrase “being a parent is like watching your heart beat from the outside” and I’ve always thought how scary of a feeling that could be. I’ve never been able to relate to that statement… and then I became a pediatric oncology nurse.
Being a peds hem/onc nurse is like watching your heart beat from the outside. It’s setting up boundaries to protect your heart, but knowing you’ll likely cross them anyways. It’s doing your best to detach yourself from work and home, but knowing you can’t do the job without becoming attached. It’s forming an unbreakable bond with the kids, knowing that time is not on our side. It’s willingly giving every little ounce of yourself in each shift and then coming home with nothing left to give. It’s clocking out at the end of your shift, knowing you might not ever see your little friend again.
I have the best job in the world, but it’s the hardest job in the world. Investing emotional and physical energy into healing a child and getting them to live their best life is a privilege. Hearing a child has no other treatment options left after fighting like hell to survive, is a devastation. Nurses… we’re not the parents, but we feel it all. Every celebration and every heartbreak. It’s not just 12 hours… it’s a lifetime.
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.
