Lemonade Stand (Part 2)

After the successful lemonade stand in August, the boys have been wanting to have another one. Well, we did it again last weekend!

Kevin is running the Chicago marathon in a few weeks, and he is using the race to raise money for Homes For Our Troops, an organization that builds mortgage-free homes for severely wounded veterans. The boys are proud of him and want to help him meet his goal. The lemonade stand was the first thing they did!

We set up at the same parking lot, but this time brought a tent for shade. We sat back, and tried our best to let them do everything. (We did have to help them talk to people.  No surprise there.) They were adorable! They ended up raising over $130! 

It was amazing even talking to the people. I ran into a men who was a principal in Pattonville when I was a student there. We even met the same two guys who gave the boys $20 last time! They asked how many times we had been out, since this was only their second time at the lot. We had to tell them this was our second time selling lemonade. One lady even went to Kevin's donation page later that day to donate since she didn't have money on the Katy Trail. It was a good experience, and a great memory.

The boys also came up with the idea of a hat day at their school. (Kids donate $1 to wear a hat all day.) It looks like it is going to happen, so between just the two of them, Kevin might get a couple hundred dollars towards his goal!

If you are interesting in donating to HFOT, here is the link to Kevin's page.