Another EPIC Day!

Another year of the Epic Lemonade Stand was a success!!

I say it every year but I am blown away by the kindness of people; strangers, neighbors, school leaders, teachers, working folks, friends, family, & our BIG but small community that come out in support of these kids & World Relief.

SO many dear ride or die friends came out and helped us accost cars an unassuming bikers 🙂 and then helped us tear down and clean up. Jr High kids got service hours and had a blast dancing to songs (an addition this year was a speaker with some old school jams!) Old neighbors let us use their home for ice and pee breaks & so many of you came out to help- LOVE Y’ALL SO HARD!!

Every year I think we just cannot pull this together and EVERY year I am SO GLAD we do because it is about the community and the kids learning that they can work together to make a difference! It is one of our favorite summer memories.

We were out peddling lemonade, cookies, jewelry, & henna from 11am-5pm yesterday and it was HOT.

No doubt the HIGHLIGHT this year was an anonymous gift after we closed down to get us EXACTLY 1$ OVER our donation amount last year!!! This donation made the kids tear up when I told them because they hustled hard but we were a bit short from the donation amount we raised last year. But with that generous gift the kids raised….DRUMROLL…. $294 for World Relief & they will deliver a big envelope of cash when we volunteer in the office next week. The best part of this is seeing the kids know they are doing good and it matters & that even though when you watch the news you would be tempted to think differently our community is kind & welcoming & that it is always better to join together to make a small difference!!