Lemons to Aid

The cousins in this family decided to make a difference over Thanksgiving! They made Positive Placemats for Meals on Wheels. What a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday!

A group of kids that held a lemonade stand in University Park inspired some friends to get involved in the National Challenge issued by Lemons to Aid and the Greater New Orleans Foundation!  Kids across America are making a difference this summer!!  These kids set up a lemonade stand to help the gulf and raised $44.  The money was donated to gnof.org!

Lemon Drops are popping up all over the United States!!! Westford, MA has decided to make a difference!

Lubbock, TX is on the map!!!!

NASHVILLE, Tenn– Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity (www.giveshoes.org), and Lemons to Aid (www.lemonstoaid.com), a movement encouraging kids to give to others by getting involved in creative ways,  have joined forces to bring shoes to people in need with the launch of a new program designed specifically for children called the Lemon Drop. 

The idea for Lemons to Aid began following the Haitian earthquake in January 2010, when the children of founder Melissa Plaskoff asked for permission to set up a lemonade stand in their neighborhood.  Plaskoff agreed, on the condition that all of their proceeds be donated toward Haitian relief efforts.  “We can empower our children to make our world a better place through hands-on experiences,” Plaskoff stated.  “What better way to begin serving than by setting up a lemonade stand?  Even the youngest of children can learn how to help others, make a difference in our world, and discover how fun service and charitable giving can be.”

The Lemon Drop will provide children of all ages with a fun and original way to make a difference.  It will combine the original Lemons to Aid stand with a Soles4Souls shoe “drop,” with proceeds and all collected shoes benefiting Soles4Souls.  Children who sign up for a Lemon Drop will be provided with materials to collect new and gently worn shoes in their neighborhoods and local communities, and proceeds from the lemonade sales will be used to supply those shoes to people in need all across the world, or to benefit specific people in need, such as the victims of the Chilean and Haitian Earthquakes.  
“Children are the future of this country, and our hope for a better tomorrow,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls, “and we are proud to be partnering with Lemons to Aid in providing America’s children with a way to give back.  It is our hope that through this simple program, children will begin to learn how capable they are of making a difference, and how important it is to get involved.  The shoes and donations collected by children at Lemon Drops across the country will give people worldwide reason to look forward to a brighter tomorrow.”

4 year old Bobby raised $600. He wanted to send some of his contributions to Haiti and some to Chile because he wanted to help “everyone that had been in an earthquake to rebuild their homes and buy food and toys.”