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McAllen, TX.- Lemonade Day McAllen is looking for Youth Entrepreneurs that want to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand. Lemonade Day registration is open. To register online visit: LemonadeDay.org/mcallen to register in person call (956) 600-054 or email nutsandcows@gmail.com

National Lemonade Day takes place the first Sunday in May.  Lemonade Day McAllen will be on October 14, 2023.The event is presented by the Nuts and Cows Foundation  and sponsored by HEB, McAllen Chamber of Commerce, Canes and  Jack Nation. 

The objective of Lemonade Day is to teach youth how to start and run their own lemonade business. Through this enterprise, children will learn the entrepreneurial skills necessary to be successful in the future and become contributing members of their communities. The best part of the program for kids is that after covering their expenses and paying back their investors, they can keep what they earn. With this in mind, children are encouraged to open a youth savings account so their profits can continue to grow as well as give a portion of their earnings to a charity.

Michael Holthouse, a Houston entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founded Prepared 4 Life (P4L), a nonprofit that provides fun, proactive and experiential programs infused with life skill, character education and entrepreneurship. Inspired by the lessons he was able to teach his young daughter and her friend when they set up a lemonade stand, Holthouse launched Lemonade Day in Houston, Texas in 2007 as a community-wide, educational initiative, which has now become P4L’s number one outreach and educational priority.

To kick-start kids entrepreneurial adventure, Lemonade Day app provides access to a wealth of digital material, resources and tools to helps them start and grow their lemonade stand business. 

There is no cost to register for Lemonade Day McAllen, but there are some important things to consider before registering:  each participant is required to step-up their own lemonade stand in an official location; each participant needs to invest and prepare their own lemonade. Proceeds from the sales of each lemonade stand go to each participant or team; Participants are allowed to organize their own teams to help setup their lemonade stand. All the members of the team must register.

If you would like to volunteer or want more information, please visit www.lemonadeday.org/mcallen or Facebook @lemonadedaymcallen.