Smiles were bright on the faces of kids in the local area, because Last weekend was Lemonade Day 2021.
This year, many kids in the Fort Hood area set up stands across Central Texas, all with a goal of raising money for charity and maybe a little for themselves.
It was an opportunity for them to learn how to be an entrepreneur and work hard at something that they will remember for the rest of their lives.
The 2021 Young Miss Five Hills Emily Kimball set her âForget Me Notâ Lemonade stand in front of Frames & Things at the Copperas Cove Terrace Shopping Center. She sold lemonade to raise money for Alzheimerâs and dementia research because her grandma was diagnosed with Alzheimerâs five years ago and a few years ago, she was put in a nursing home.
Lemonade Day Weekend is a rain or shine event.
This weekend marks 12 years of Lemonade Day in the Fort Hood area. Lemonade Day participants have spent the last few months learning how to start, own and operate their own business â a lemonade stand. Some youth will be set up in front of their homes, while others have asked permission of a local business to use their store front. On Lemonade Day, the cities of Harker Heights, Killeen and Copperas Cove allow Lemonade Day participants to set up in city parks as well. With their profits, participants are encouraged to spend a little, save a little, and give a little of their profits, according to a news release from Lemonade Day.