Grab a glass, the second Lowcountry Lemonade Day will be May 7.
Lemonade Day is part of a national event that provides free experiential learning that teaches youth how to start-up, market and operate a business, using lemonade stands as a template.
Children in Savannah have the opportunity to operate their own lemonade stand in any location of their choosing, and keep all of the profits they’ve earned.
“Stands are located all across Chatham County based on where the kids want to do stands. It’s not like in a centralized location around the kids would be like spreading profits basically of lemonade stands in one area,” said Jenna Thornton, the city director for Lowcountry Lemonade Day.
Stand locations will be posted on the Lemonade Day website on the day of the event.
Registration for the program is open for children in Savannah. According to the program, children who register are provided with online curriculum modules that teach them how to budget, set profit making goals, repay investors and give back to the community. Past events received mayoral proclamations from Tybee, Garden City, and Thunderbolt.
“It’s a super unique program, because it’s one of the few programs that actually teaches financial literacy to kids. A lot of times, I feel like adults shy away from finances when it comes to kids, so for us to have a program that really lays it out in a kid friendly way, that’s a really important life skill to have,” said Jenna Thornton the city director of the Savannah Low Country Lemonade Day.
Last year there were only 10 stands throughout Chatham County, but Thornton expressed optimism for the program to grow and expand. Thornton’s goal is to get 500 kids involved with the program this year, and hopefully have an increased number of stands around the region.
The program is also working to partner themselves with schools and communities around Savannah to further educate children on financial literacy and business practices.
So far Lowcountry Lemonade Day has solidified plans with Windsor Forest Elementary’s gifted program, and are hoping to expand to other schools.
For more information on Lowcountry Lemonade Day visit lemonadeday.org/savannah-lowcountry
