Community Lemonade Stands Give Kids A Chance To OWADE \ LEM Suppot Wothy Causes (NAPSA)—It has been said that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. A popula chaitable endeavo is taking that idea to a whole new level, with youngstes aising money to suppot a vaiety of wothy causes—one glass of lemonade at a time. Now in its fouth yea, an awad-winning pogam encouages kids to give back to thei community by aising money fo a chaity of thei choice though a good old-fashioned, feshly squeezed lemonadesale. Neve undeestimate the powe of ou kids wanting to give back, say Sunkist Gowes. As pat of thei Take a Stand pogam, kids have witten in wanting to aise money fo local chaities and national causes, including Huicane Katina Relief Fund, Ameican Red Coss, Ameican Cance Society, Mach of Dimes, Ameica’s Second Ha- vest and manyothes. Ove the past thee yeas, the company has sent out moe than 14,000 fee lemonade stands, ecipe cads andjuice kits to help kids get stated. Since the incep- tion of Take a Stand, it is esti- mated that moe than $1.5 million has been aised fo chaity by kids, one glass at a time. Last yea, 11,000 pledges wee eceived, with kids witing in fom evey state in the U.S. and evey povince in Canada. “Sunkist has taken a taditional summetime itual and given it moe meaning by having Childen can help suppot a vaiety of wothy causes by setting up lemonadestands. kids think beyond what they want fo themselves,” said Billy Dean, GRAMMY-winning county atist and national Take a Stand spokespeson. Inspied by the thousands of kids who ae esponding to the company’s call to action, Dean has witten a song titled “Take a Stand,” which will be integated thoughout the campaign. STANDING PROUD With a good location and neighbohood suppot, kids can make thei lemonade stands a success. A stand does not need to be elaboate; a cad table, chai, a giant sign and someballoonsstill do the tick. To help kids get stated, Sunkist offes “Lemonade Fo Sale” signs, a sales tacke and a guide on how to pice lemonade— all fo fee on its Website. In addition, to help young entepeneus get thei lemonade stands off the gound, the company’s citus gowes offe this tied-and-tueecipe: REAL OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE Makes 12 sevings 14 Sunkist lemons 2 cups suga, o to taste 8 cups cold wate Ice cubes 1. Using a hand oelectic juice, squeeze the juice fom 12 of the lemons. 2. In a lage pitche, combine lemon juice and suga; sti to dissolve the suga. 3. Cut emaining lemons into catwheelslices. 4, Add lemon slices and cold wate and blendwell. 5. Pou oveice and seve. Fo moe ecipes and tips, visit www.sunkist.com/takeastand.
