Lemonade Day set for May 20th in Alice

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

The Alice Chamber of Commerce presents Lemonade Day 2017 sponsored by First Community Bank and Texas Champion Bank on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 10 am to 1 pm.

Lemonade Day is a community-wide educational program that teaches youth the entrepreneurial skills needed to start and operate their own business – a lemonade stand.

This is our second year to do this as we wanted to give our young citizens a chance to be a part of our business community while teaching them how to run a small business, “ Chamber Executive Director Juan Navejar said. “Mayor Ike Ornelas was very instrumental in kicking off this campaign.”

The Alice program is targeting students in grades third to sixth.

“We wanted students in these grades because we know they are starting to learn the value of money and are curious on how businesses operate,” Mayor Ornelas said. “We are blessed to have two local banks take charge in sponsoring this event.”

Twenty teams of three will be given $50 courtesy of our bank sponsors to purchase, promote and sell their products with lemonade being their chief product. The students will then return to the Chamber at 1 pm to cash in their sales. From their sales, 20 percent will be donated to the Alice Food Pantry and the rest divided equally among the team as their profit.

“The teams must turn in a fill-in-the-blank Business Plan provided by the Chamber as part of their participation. The Chamber has put together a fill-in the blank plan for the students,” Navejar said. “We will be limiting the program to 20 teams this year.”

A parent or guardian will monitor the team throughout the process and on Lemonade Day at all times. The Chamber is asking 20 Chamber members to allow the students to sell their product in front of their business. A representative must report to the Chamber on May 15^th to draw for their vending spot with an adult present to sign for their start-up money, business plan and complete rules.

Please contact the Chamber if you are interested in participating as the first 20 teams will be signed up. Once the 20 teams have been filled, teams will be put on a waiting list.

For more info, contact the Chamber at 361-664-3454.

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The Lemonade Day story
It all started with a Turtle. Lemonade Day was founded when Lissa, Michael Holthouse’s daughter asked her dad to buy her a turtle. When Michael drew a line in the sand expressing she had enough pets, Lissa decided to open a Lemonade stand and purchase the turtle with her own money. Michael, a successful entrepreneur, soon found himself offering Lissa numerous tips to make her lemonade stand a success. He quickly realized the tips were valuable business lessons that she could apply to any entrepreneurial situation. As a result, Michael was inspired to pour the same principles for success into other youth and empower them to realize their entrepreneurial dreams: Lemonade Day was born!
Since its inception, Lemonade Day has provided access to the experience of business ownership to youth from all walks of life. They learn business skills and principles which follow them into adulthood. Whether they become entrepreneurs or not, the life skills learned from this experience help develop strong community leaders. From that very first Lemonade stand in Houston, Lemonade Day now has over 150,000 youth across the U.S. and Canada participating each year.
Goal
The goal of Lemonade Day is to give children of all socio-economic backgrounds, in all neighborhoods, the opportunity to start their own business and learn how to make money where they are encouraged to ‘spend a little, save a little and share a little.’
As most new business owners, Lemonade Day entrepreneurs usually have a goal for what they want to do with their money. For some it may be to go to summer camp. Others want to help a classmate who is sick. Some youth want to buy something. Thus they spend, save, share model.
Mission
The mission of Lemonade Day is to empower today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.


Lemonade Day set for May 20th in Alice Juan A. Navejar Jr. The Alice Chamber of Commerce presents Lemonade Day 2017 sponsored by First Community Bank and Texas Champion Bank on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 10 am to 1 pm. Lemonade Day is a community-wide educational program that teaches youth the entrepreneurial skills needed to start and operate their own business – a lemonade stand. This is our second year to do this as we wanted to give our young citizens a chance to be a part of our business community while teaching them how to run a small business, “ Chamber Executive Director Juan Navejar said. “Mayor Ike Ornelas was very instrumental in kicking off this campaign.” The Alice program is targeting students in grades third to sixth. “We wanted students in these grades because we know they are starting to learn the value of money and are curious on how businesses operate,” Mayor Ornelas said. “We are blessed to have two local banks take charge in sponsoring this event.” Twenty teams of three will be given $50 courtesy of our bank sponsors to purchase, promote and sell their products with lemonade being their chief product. The students will then return to the Chamber at 1 pm to cash in their sales. From their sales, 20 percent will be donated to the Alice Food Pantry and the rest divided equally among the team as their profit. “The teams must turn in a fill-in-the-blank Business Plan provided by the Chamber as part of their participation. The Chamber has put together a fill-in the blank plan for the students,” Navejar said. “We will be limiting the program to 20 teams this year.” A parent or guardian will monitor the team throughout the process and on Lemonade Day at all times. The Chamber is asking 20 Chamber members to allow the students to sell their product in front of their business. A representative must report to the Chamber on May 15^th to draw for their vending spot with an adult present to sign for their start-up money, business plan and complete rules. Please contact the Chamber if you are interested in participating as the first 20 teams will be signed up. Once the 20 teams have been filled, teams will be put on a waiting list. For more info, contact the Chamber at 361-664-3454. ********* The Lemonade Day story It all started with a Turtle. Lemonade Day was founded when Lissa, Michael Holthouse’s daughter asked her dad to buy her a turtle. When Michael drew a line in the sand expressing she had enough pets, Lissa decided to open a Lemonade stand and purchase the turtle with her own money. Michael, a successful entrepreneur, soon found himself offering Lissa numerous tips to make her lemonade stand a success. He quickly realized the tips were valuable business lessons that she could apply to any entrepreneurial situation. As a result, Michael was inspired to pour the same principles for success into other youth and empower them to realize their entrepreneurial dreams: Lemonade Day was born! Since its inception, Lemonade Day has provided access to the experience of business ownership to youth from all walks of life. They learn business skills and principles which follow them into adulthood. Whether they become entrepreneurs or not, the life skills learned from this experience help develop strong community leaders. From that very first Lemonade stand in Houston, Lemonade Day now has over 150,000 youth across the U.S. and Canada participating each year. Goal The goal of Lemonade Day is to give children of all socio-economic backgrounds, in all neighborhoods, the opportunity to start their own business and learn how to make money where they are encouraged to ‘spend a little, save a little and share a little.’ As most new business owners, Lemonade Day entrepreneurs usually have a goal for what they want to do with their money. For some it may be to go to summer camp. Others want to help a classmate who is sick. Some youth want to buy something. Thus they spend, save, share model. Mission** The mission of Lemonade Day is to empower today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
2017 Alice Business Today - May 2017