Local students host lemonade stand to fundraise for a good cause
A group of five Centerville students came together for their third annual lemonade stand.
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The kids ranging between 3- to 8-year-olds worked with two teachers to start a lemonade stand to raise money for good deeds around the community.
With the help of Primary Village North teachers Amanda Kricheaum and Elise Henderson, the group comes up with a new fundraising idea every year.
This year, Kellen, Gavin, Kase, Leighton, and Bianca will be raising money to help grant wishes for a little girl in the area battling cancer.
“My son [Kase] had cancer two years ago, one of the kids who is doing the lemonade stand, and we had a wish granted through A Special Wish Foundation, so we decided to give back this year and help somebody else,” Kricheaum said.
The children have been dubbed the “Centerville Kindness Kids.”
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This year, the kids sold lemonade and donuts, donated by Bill’s Donut Shop, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Primary Village North, Saturday.
The first stand happened in 2019 and it raised $1,500 for Crayons to Classrooms to purchase backpacks and school supplies for the victims of the Memorial Day tornadoes.
Last year, the children’s stand raised $12,000 for two local kids battling cancer.
“I think they’re understanding [the gravity of fundraising] more each year, especially after seeing cancer pretty closely,” Kricheaum said.
