Submitted by: Donna Coghlan, Account Executive, Advanced Staging Productions

Advanced Staging Productions actively supports community initiatives through event sponsorships, fundraising, and in-kind donations. They support great causes including Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), Philadelphia Academies, City Year, Villanova University, as well as many others.

For the past two years the company’s main focus has been supporting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) and the fight against childhood cancer. Their partnership began in 2009 when Steve Wildemann, President of Advanced Staging Productions, was approached by ALSF to sponsor and execute the event technology management of their annual Lemon Ball Gala. Since that first event, the entire Advanced Staging Productions team felt a connection with the organization and wanted to continue their support throughout the year.  Since 2009 the company has continues to host lemonade stand fundraisers, promote their online fundraising campaign, and sponsors ALSF events.

Advanced Staging Productions and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation have found commonality in their passion, pride, and dedication to what they do. Though different in operation, the two organizations share a common goal: impact. Whether impacting the life of a child suffering from cancer, or helping clients deliver impact through an event, it is unmistakable that the two organizations realize this goal in everything they do.

On January 15, Advanced Staging Productions and Alex’s executed yet another flawless event, the 2011 Lemon Ball.  The gala was attended by over 800 guests and raised nearly $700,000 to continue Alex’s mission, to find a cure for all childhood cancer.

“Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has been honored to work with the team at Advanced Staging Productions for our annual gala celebration, The Lemon Ball. In addition to the amazing work that they have done providing audio, video and lighting for the event, they have also adopted the foundation as their charitable cause by involving their staff in hosting lemonade stands and other fundraising events for the foundation.”– Liz and Jay Scott, parents of Alexandra “Alex” Scott – the creator of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation