Lexi Lehrman

By admin On July 6, 2010 Under Role Models
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Lexi Lehrman, 11, has raised $25,000 for breast cancer research.

Lexi Lehrman, 11, has raised $25,000 for breast cancer research.

I recently wrote about young women tackling breast cancer early on. Never did I imagine there could be a female younger than her 20s thinking and talking about breast cancer prevention or funding. I was wrong.

Lexi Lehrman is 11 years old. For the last few birthdays, she didn’t want presents for herself. She wanted money donated to breast cancer research, something she knew would have more impact than another outfit or gadget.

Even at her young age, she spearheaded a lot of the fundraising. She launched an Art for the Cure campaign, featuring local Miami artists Romero Britto and Ferdie Pacheco. She collaborated with the artists and put her spin on the famous pink ribbon. All of the ideas for the Love Lexi Foundation come with love from Lexi herself (with driving and book-keeping help from the ‘rents). She has raised about $25,000 for breast cancer research, to date.

What would you like to ask Lexi? Post your questions here or at iReport.com. Be sure to watch my interview with Lexi on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CNN.com Live.

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