Ever since I was a young kid, I've loved the idea of money. Don't mistake me as a penny pincher, but I always try to find a way to make money, whether it be selling lemonade at a lemonade stand, selling gum at school, or simply finding loose change. The idea of collecting, saving up, and spending money thrills me for some reason.
Ever since 2006, I've ran a lemonade stand for supporting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a foundation for supporting research for children with childhood cancer. I was around 7 years old at the time, and all of my earnings went to charity. All I sold was lemonade, lemonade, lemonade. Nowadays, 20% of my earnings go to the charity. I sell much more items now; take a look at this: I've created quite the creative menu for this stand. It includes the items I sell, information on my stand, etc. (click on it to expand the size)
Here's me with my current lemonade stand sign:
It doesn't hurt to have a paper-folding artist as a mom! :) So I lug up my cooler with all of my supplies up my hill with a table and the sign. I usually have a friend help me carry everything up and help me out as we make money. Seems that my cookies and fudge are a hit! People just pass by to grab more and say "those are amazing!" It's a good start for this Summer!
Being a teenager, you always want to have money, so I still donate to charity, but I have 80% going to me. Don't think me selfish just yet, because I ask every customer if they want the money to go specifically to the charity.
I have currently made around $10 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation at the moment and I've only been up and running for a week so far this year! Wish me luck as I try to get more money for the foundation!
My question for this week is...
Have you ever had or been a part of a lemonade stand before?
Thats so cool Michael!
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