Lemonade Day Houston 2014 UPDATED

Lemonade Day Houston 2014 is May 4th! Lemonade Day is a FREE, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business using a lemonade stand as well as fundamental lessons about life, success and themselves. Get involved!

On Lemonade Day, everyone has a job – either buying or selling lemonade. Houstonians are encouraged to simply purchase a cup of lemonade from one of the youth participating in the program, to demonstrate how our community cares for the future of youth in Houston.

UPDATE MAY 1, 2014:
This is a day for the entire community to support youth. If you’re not helping a child sell lemonade, you are buying it.  The kids get to keep the money they earn and are encouraged to save a little, spend a little and share a little by giving back to community.

We encourage everyone to stop by a Lemonade Day stand today!

Visit the website for times and locations of a Lemonade Day young entrepreneur near YOU!

Some suggested locations:
DISCOVERY GREEN 
Special Guests: Lemonade Day VIPs/supporters and Houston business community leaders
Local youth will be there bringing their Lemonade Day lessons to life and donating a portion of their proceeds to K9s4cops and other charities.  Participating groups setting up lemonade stands include: K9s4cops, Tutorville, 100 Black Men, Agape, and Change Happens.

NAVIGATION BOULEVARD
Special Guests: Damas para Limonada, HISD officials, civic leader, Richard Reyes, Mariachi band
Location: Navigation Boulevard Esplanade in Greater East End
Damas para Limonada is hosted by a group of Hispanic women, chaired by Yolanda Black Navarro, who are dedicated to teaching entrepreneurship to Hispanic youth in the surrounding area.  Students and cheerleaders from local HISD schools including De Zavala Elementary and Our Lady of Guadalupe  will be selling lemonade at twenty lemonade stands set up in the esplanade.

DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON
Location: Kroger, 1035 N Shepherd Dr (11th and Shepherd)
Participants at the Down Syndrome Association of Houston are setting up stands to raise money for the Association.  They are sponsored by Kroger at many of their area store locations.

LUPE TORTILLA
Location: Lupe Tortilla, 2414 Southwest Freeway
Visit unique stands from neighborhood youth around the lunch hour.  Lupe Tortilla General Managers at participating locations acted as investors in some lemonade stands in order to teach youth the lesson of “paying back an investor.”

WHOLE FOODS
Location: Whole Foods, 4004 Bellaire Blvd
John Daugherty Realtors and Whole Foods have teamed up to show their support of Lemonade Day and youth entrepreneurship at the stand at this location. Teams of youth partnered with John Daugherty Realtors to bring lemonade to thirsty shoppers at Whole Foods.

GALLERIA
Location: Galleria, 5085 Westheimer Road (near Nordstrom/Macys)
Visit unique stands from budding entrepreneurs including a refugee from Congo who has successfully integrated into living in the US.

SUGAR LAND TOWN SQUARE
Location: Sugar Land Town Square, 15958 City Walk, Sugar Land
Local area youth from schools in Fort Bend ISD will set up stands in the Town Square.  Many of them have inspiring stories and big dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs.

SUNNYSIDE
Special Guests: Civic leaders, Lemonade Day VIPs, Reggie Dixon of Harlem Globetrotters and Food Trucks
Location: South Acres Ranch, 11409 Scott St
Students from nearby HISD schools, KIPP Academy, Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops will sell their unique lemonade.  A contest will be held for prizes with local civic leaders and elected officials serving as judges.  Reggie Dixon of the Harlem Globetrotters will be on hand to autograph basketballs. Food trucks and DJ will be set up on site. Lemonade Day in Sunnyside is in partnership with South Acres Ranch Affordable Housing Development,  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter and the Houston Independent School District.

Lemonade Day began right here in Houston, Texas in 2007. Since then it has grown from 2,700 kids to over 50,000 kids in Houston.

The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take ownership of their lives and become productive members of society – the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers, and forward thinking citizens of tomorrow.

Each child that registers receives a backpack with an Entrepreneur Workbook that teaches them the 14 lessons of Lemonade Day like creating budgets, setting profit-making goals, serving customers, repaying investors, and giving back to the community. Along the way, they acquire skills in goal-setting, problem solving, and gain self-esteem critical for future success. They keep all the money they make and are encouraged to spend some, save some and share some.

To sign up or learn about ways that everyone can get involved in Lemonade Day,  please visit www.LemonadeDay.org.