DENVER, August 21, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lemonade Day, an established national nonprofit that empowers young children through an experiential entrepreneurship program, is expanding. The organization announced it is launching a Lemonade Day chapter in Denver, Colorado to bring this empowering experience to even more children. Since 2007, Lemonade Day has empowered more than 1.5 million young, resilient children and increased their growth mindset by 85%.
“Lemonade Day brings children in grades K-8th to entrepreneurship by combining the simple yet profound experience of a lemonade stand with important lessons and insights,” explained Nicole Cassier-Mason, CEO of Lemonade Day National. “By planting the seed of entrepreneurship in children, we foster the skills, agency, and growth mindset they need for their future. We envision a world where every child’s innate potential is unleashed through entrepreneurship, inspiring them to lead, innovate, and positively impact their communities and themselves.”
Lemonade Day transforms the classic lemonade stand into a dynamic entrepreneurial adventure, giving every child the tools and confidence to start their own business, learn valuable skills, and enjoy the sweet taste of success. The organization’s program weaves a rich learning spectrum and connects entrepreneurship, financial savvy, and life skills to each child’s journey, transforming the lemonade stand into a fun classroom without walls. To strengthen the backbone of Lemonade Day, the local leadership team gives partners and philanthropic supporters the resources and insights needed to foster a youth entrepreneurship ecosystem, building a support network that moves youth, their families, and the entire community forward.
It has been proven that communities that support Lemonade Day benefit just as much as the children and their adult mentors. “Our goal is to mobilize community leaders, volunteers, businesses, youth organizations, schools and faith-based institutions to encourage youth entrepreneurship,” said Carolina Lizzio, Denver Lemonade Day Market Manager. “Together, we inspire citizens to support each lemonade stand, laying the foundation for future success and civic engagement.”
To kick off the national organization’s expansion to Denver, Lemonade Day is hosting a youth entrepreneurship workshop called Lemonade Day University (also known as LemonU) for 150 children at Young Americans Bank on Saturday, September 28.th9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
At LemonU, children will learn how to set goals, develop a business plan and budget, and create a branding and marketing plan. They will learn about safe locations, hygiene, and customer service to maximize profits. Children will pitch their plan to receive a microloan investment of $30-$50 and will also have a chance to win free tools and materials to help them put their plan into action and achieve their dreams. Trained instructors will train the youth on how to spend spending some of their hard-earned money on themselves; save some invest in their future by opening a bank account, and share some with a charity of their choice. LemonU graduates leave the workshop armed and ready to launch their business and gain a public sales experience – on a day of their family’s choosing.
Thanks to the incredible support of the Daniels Fund and the Adolph Coors Foundation, Lemonade Day is able to offer the program free of charge to all participants in Denver through these options:
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Lemonade Day University at Young Americans Bank – This free one-day workshop is aimed at 3rd grade childrenrd up to 8th Class. Click here to register online and secure your child’s place. Space is limited to 150 participants. If the workshop is full, you can be placed on a waiting list.
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My Lemonade Day App – Parents can access the Lemonade Day curriculum directly through this digital platform. The My Lemonade Day app offers an animated, interactive experience where children can access a series of lessons that take them step-by-step through the process of owning and operating their own lemonade business. It can be downloaded for iOS and Android platforms and does not require WiFi to use. Caring adults mentoring their child go through a two-step process to enroll youth and unlock their access to the program. Training materials for mentors can be found on the Mentor Portal.
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Youth Workbooks and Mentoring Guides – Schools, youth organizations, community centers and churches can contact the Denver Market Manager to learn about partnership opportunities for the 2024-2025 school year, which include free, customized training and implementation guides, resources and extension programs.
Help your child get the school year off to a good start and watch your young entrepreneur flourish as they put their ideas into action, build confidence and develop leadership skills that will last a lifetime. Anyone can participate in Lemonade Day! Young lemonade stand entrepreneurs need mentors, investors, business partners, great locations and customers. Donors and volunteers are also needed to make Lemonade Day a success and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Join today and experience the magic that happens when kids learn the power of entrepreneurship!
Learn more about Lemonade Day in this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnUUJ5R_Zy8&t=2s
For more information or to register for the Lemonade Day Denver program, visit: https://lemonadeday.org/denver
About Lemonade Day
Lemonade Day is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching youth in grades K-8 essential business, financial, character-building and life skills that are key factors in an entrepreneurial growth mindset. Lemonade Day plays a vital role in the education and employment ecosystem and operates in 104 licensed partner markets. In its 18 years, the organization has engaged over 1.5 MILLION kids (and counting) in its experiential entrepreneur learning program – kids who have collectively generated over $352.5 MILLION in sales, $270 MILLION in profits and $142.5 MILLION in donations. Visit www.limonadeday.org.
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Contacts
Carolina Lizzio, Market Manager for Lemonade Day in Denver
(720) 702-3204 or [email protected]
