Kids Helping Kids | How To Host Your Own Lemonade Stand While Giving Back To The Community
My son and I hosted our first LemonAID stand at Easton Town Center a few years ago. It all started with me wanting to teach my children that no matter their age, they can do good in the world. It was a beautiful day, full of sunshine, meeting new people, giving back to our community, and cold refreshing lemonade. This year our LemonAID stand, in support of the Salvation Army, will be even better because it’s become an annual tradition that we look forward to every year.
I know that we are not the only family who is interested in teaching our children about giving back to our community this summer (and year-round) so I thought I would share more about how you can get involved with your own LemonAiD stand.
The Salvation Army launched the LemonAiD program in 2016 to give kids the opportunity to give back to other kids. While typically kids would host a lemonade stand or two and donate the money to The Salvation Army, this year they have two options 1. all virtual due to COVID-19 or 2. A traditional lemonade stand. Either way 100% of the funds donated to the LemonAID stand go directly to provide food and programs that help lift children out of poverty and homelessness.
The Salvation Army served 24,702 children in 2019.. 35% of all persons served at the food pantry were children, and in 2019 they helped secure permanent housing for 1,947 individuals, 1,168 of those individuals were children.
Every single dollar we raise through the LemonAiD stand helps children and families in our community and that’s something we can definitely support.
You can make your own LemonAid Stand and donate directly to the Salvation Army. I’m sharing everything you need to know below.
Important Details:
. The LemonAiD Campaign runs in June & July to allow scheduling flexibility. Pick a date and time that works for your schedule!
You decide on the location - You can do a virtual stand or an in-person stand at a location of your choice.
You can sign up easily on their website and start sending your personalized web page to friends and family.
Promote your stand by getting creative - send fun emails, post videos on social media, put up a sign or two in your neighborhood, draw an announcement in chalk on your driveway and make sure to include personalized thank you notes in your marketing strategy :)
Share your photos and videos with The Salvation Army on their Facebook page to be entered to win weekly prizes.
Lemonade Stand Supplies:
Lemonade
Cash/Coin
Optional:
Promotion:
Whether your lemonade stand is virtual or in-person you’ll definitely need to promote to make the most out of your stand. You can have a lot of fun with this - fun videos for social, posters, social media posts, and more.
This is a great way to let your kids take the lead - after all kids helping kids is the ultimate goal.
Did You Know?*
1 in 4 children in Central Ohio live in poverty; 1 in 5 children in Ohio.
1 in 5 children in our community goes to bed hungry.
1 in 30 children in Ohio experience homelessness.
*Statistics provided by The Salvation Army Columbus.
