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Lemonade Day - May 2, 2015

April 30, 2015
Lemonade Day is Saturday, May 2 and you and your kids won't want to miss out on this incredible experience! 

Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand. It began in Houston, Texas in 2007. Since then it has grown from 2,700 kids to 200,000 kids in cities all across the country. With the help of partners like Google, Lemonade Day will bring this entrepreneurial experience to 1 million kids in 100 cities across America, sparking entrepreneurship and empowering youth in a way that’s never been done to scale.

The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take ownership of their lives and become productive members of society – the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers, and forward thinking citizens of tomorrow.

Each child that registers receives a backpack with an Entrepreneur Workbook that teaches them the 14 lessons of Lemonade Day like creating budgets, setting profit-making goals, serving customers, repaying investors, and giving back to the community. Along the way, they acquire skills in goal-setting, problem solving, and gain self-esteem critical for future success. They keep all the money they make and are encouraged to spend some, save some and share some.

What do kids learn by participating in Lemonade Day?

Financial Literacy & Economics
capital equipment & consumables
supply & demand
credit, debt, gross & net income
marginal utility
return on investment
compound interest
College Readiness & Career
critical thinking & collaboration
interest in attending college
civic responsibility
customer service
teamwork & problem solving
presentation skills & design
Life Skills/Personal Development
leadership
belief that attaining goals is within reach
personal productivity
self-direction & time management
social responsibility & charity
high order thinking
social skills & self confidence
Academics
math calculations
reading & interpreting data
oral & written communication

Learn more by visiting their website: http://louisiana.lemonadeday.org/