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Kid's lemonade stand donation to help Cincinnati Children's goes viral

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Kid's lemonade stand donation to help Cincinnati Children's goes viral
A patient family at Cincinnati Children's Hospital has raised nearly $25,000 after an Instagram post about their $148 lemonade stand donation went viral. Hillary Weidner and her family watched as their Instagram post about their lemonade stand went viral within a day. What started out as a $148 donation has now reached close to $25,000, with people all over the country taking notice and donating money to mom’s Venmo account.In 2015, Weidner saved her daughter Bea's life by donating a portion of her liver after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening pediatric liver disease called biliary atresia. Today, Bea is 5 years old and doing great. The money raised from the lemonade stand and viral post will go to Cincinnati Children’s for liver and organ research.Those who wish to donate can find Weidner's Venmo at @hillary-weidner.

A patient family at Cincinnati Children's Hospital has raised nearly $25,000 after an Instagram post about their $148 lemonade stand donation went viral.

Hillary Weidner and her family watched as their Instagram post about their lemonade stand went viral within a day. What started out as a $148 donation has now reached close to $25,000, with people all over the country taking notice and donating money to mom’s Venmo account.

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In 2015, Weidner saved her daughter Bea's life by donating a portion of her liver after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening pediatric liver disease called biliary atresia.

Today, Bea is 5 years old and doing great.

The money raised from the lemonade stand and viral post will go to Cincinnati Children’s for liver and organ research.

Those who wish to donate can find Weidner's Venmo at @hillary-weidner.

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