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Team Contest Entry Elkhart Indiana Lemonade Day May 2, 2010 Mentor A Future Business Owner Now!

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Friends & Neighbors Real Estate RB14036506

Lemonade Day is a free citywide community educational program designed to teach youth how to start, own and operate their own business - a lemonade stand.  This May, tens of thousands of kids will set up lemonade stands across the Country and in Elkhart County, providing schools, businesses and families the unique opportunity to come together to help our next generation learn essential entrepreneurial skills and valuable life lessons. The lessons they learn now could prevent unemployment in Elkhart tomorrow!

Lemonade Day helps youth learn to:

  • Set Goals
  • Plan for Success
  • Find Investors
  • Advertise Their Product
  • Build A Stand
  • Purchase Supplies
  • Make A Product
  • Serve Their Customers
  • Account For Sales and Expenses
  • Open A Bank Account
  • Give Back To The Community

To sign up your youth today, call Evelyn Johnston at 574-304-7148 or Beth Comer at 574-226-5045.

Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Evelyn--What a great idea that Elkhart has here.  Love the concept!

Mar 25, 2010 02:41 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Thank you Mary, but we can't take the credit.  Lemonade Day was started in Houston TX and this is their fourth year.  The first year they had 2,000 kids participate, last year they had 27,000 kids and those 27,000 kids gave over a half a million dollars to local charities of thier choice.  Now that is an excellent idea that can change a whole community! Go check it out at lemonadeday.org.

Mar 25, 2010 07:48 AM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Evelyn--Since I had never heard of it, I would ahve given Elkhart credit.  Great idea for any city to adopt.  I will check out their website.

Mar 25, 2010 08:50 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I was blown away when I heard about it and have been waiting a whole year to get it out there.  I hope we have some lemonade stands this year in Elkhart!

Mar 25, 2010 01:04 PM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Evelyn,

Love this lemonade day idea.  Very nice educational opportunity. Thanks for sharing.

Mar 26, 2010 02:55 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

It is a wonderful opportunity for the children, you just don't know the effect it has to change lives.

Mar 26, 2010 02:13 PM
c m
Colorado Springs, CO

What a GREAT idea!  This is something that small towns could definitely incorporate to encourage kids to stay in town after graduation, or to return to their hometowns after college to try their hand at starting a business... REALLY love this idea!  I will check out the site!

Mar 28, 2010 04:04 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Back when I lived in Houston we had a business mentoring program, but that's the only place I've ever seen one.

Apr 08, 2010 03:07 PM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Cheryl, that is exactly what I thought last year when I heard about it, here on AR.  I have waited a whole year to get this going and now we are there. . .

Apr 09, 2010 11:09 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Russel:

This is one of the most exciting programs I have seen for children.  I think it will impact them for the rest of their life.  It teaches them several things, one of them being, you have to work to get money.

Apr 09, 2010 11:10 AM