Every summer for the past five years, siblings Luisa and Enzo Villafranco, with help from their family, have set up a lemonade stand near their LBI home on East Nevada Avenue in Haven Beach. The kids, now ages 8 and 5, choose an organization or cause each year to which they donate the proceeds from the sales of their refreshing beverages.
Recently, the sister and brother duo raised $351 in just two days – who can resist charitable lemonade marketed by earnest youngsters on a warm, sunny day?
And as mother Cortney Villafranco noted: “More to come!” So keep an eye out for the stand if traveling in the vicinity of East Nevada.
This year’s selected organization is Camp H-Town – a free camp in Houston for children affected by cancer, with additional expansion sites in Atlanta, Ga.
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