The Story

…in business and to thank the local community for their support, the owners of the Union Street Tavern held the First Annual Union Street Tavern Trot in September of 2007. The Union Street Tavern Trot was organized as a charitable event with its beneficiary being Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a national charitable organization dedicated to childhood cancer research. Alex’s Lemonade was chosen for two reasons—their outstanding reputation for funding childhood cancer research and their local ties—its founder, Alexandra Scott, lived in Windsor where her parents, Liz and Jay Scott, grew up. Over 350 runners and walkers  showed up for that first year and raised $5,000.00 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, an impressive start for a brand-new road race. Since then, the Union Street Tavern Trot has grown by leaps and bounds. Nearly 1000 runners and walkers participate each year and numerous national and local businesses sponsor the event. To date, the Union Street Tavern Trot has raised over $575,000.00 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.