Aid With Lemonade
By Maddie Lucas - 1 December, 2014
On
December 1st, a dark and rainy afternoon, a few kids got together
and had a lemonade stand charity event for the Humane Society. The Humane
Society is the nation’s largest animal protection organization that raises
money to prevent animal cruelty such as animal fighting, horse cruelty,
wildlife trade, seal slaughter, and captive hunts. The society receives a lot
of money by having large fundraiser events, and monthly donations. Any size
donations help the organization, which is why Angelia Reff, Nicolas Reff, and
Sandra Anic decided to have a lemonade stand to raise as much money as they
possibly could.
“We
saw that the Humane Society was celebrating its sixty years, so we thought it
would be a good idea to try and raise some money somehow for the organization.
Lemonade stands are very simple and easy to do, so over Thanksgiving break we
set one up in my neighborhood” says Angelia Reff. They made fun and colorful
signs for the stand and sold the lemonade for 50 cents. After that, the
lemonade was made and then they got ready to set up.
“The
only part I didn’t like was setting up the table and chairs. By that time it
started to rain a little and everything was very slippery” says Nicolas Reff.
Although it started to rain, the kids still ran the stand for about three
hours. After a long day in the cold and rain, they brought everything back
inside to count up the money they made.
Thirty
dollars was raised for the Humane’s Society. Even though it doesn’t seem like a
lot, any donation can help for the organization against animal cruelty. “I
wasn’t looking forward to sitting in the rain, but it was a great turn out and
I’m very happy with the money we raised for such a great organization”- Sandra
Anic.
Angelia Reff, a volunteer at the stand, makes fun and colorful signs to catch peoples attention when they drive past.
By mixing sugar, water, and lemons, Sandra Anic makes the lemonade to be sold at the stand.
At a local neighborhood, the kids begin to set up the stand a little while before they start to sell the lemonade.
Right before the stand is open for business, the signs are hung up. By this time the rain started coming down.
To help donate to the cause, Gregg Lucas buys lemonade from the stand.
Thirty five dollars was counted after three hours of sitting in the rain selling lemonade. The money was then later mailed to the Humane Society.
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