Lemonade Day is a community event created by Prepared 4 Life (P4L) and brought to the Twin Cities by The Liemandt Foundtion. It transforms not only the youth who participate, but the entire community. Our ambitious goal this year is to register 4,000 youth to become the next generation of entrepreneurs.
History
Lemonade Day was founded by Prepared 4 Life in 2007 in Houston, TX. This first year was a learning experience in which about 2,600 kids registered for the inaugural Lemonade Day. In 2008, about 11,000 kids registered and the contests were added. In 2009, Lemonade Day expanded to Austin Texas and Wayne County Indiana. A total of about 31,000 kids registered in 2009. In 2010, The Liemandt Foundation became the seed organization to bring Lemonade Day to the Twin Cities.
Prepared 4 Life
Prepared 4 Life, which first launched Lemonade Day on May 6, 2007, is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that prepares youth for life through fun, proactive and experiential programs infused with life skills, character education and entrepreneurship. Our foremost objective is building confidence and self-esteem in children which will empower them to take ownership of their lives and become healthy, contributing members of society – the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow. By working with leading researchers and educators, Prepared 4 Life implements an umbrella of programming to meet this goal.
The Liemandt Foundtion
The Liemandt Foundation, a Minnesota based family foundation, collaborates with other organizations to use a strength-based approach in our work to affect community programs and public policy.