June 9th Kicks-Off Alaska’s 8th Year Celebrating Lemonade Day
– Lemonade Day Alaska is a statewide program teaching children business and leadership skills by walking them through how to plan, start, and launch their own business – a lemonade stand.
In 2017, Alaskan participants averaged $230 per stand with 40% of their proceeds donated to charities. In one day, this translates to $205,900 earned by youth entrepreneurs for saving and spending and $137,200 of their profit being donated to charities.
For the first time since it started in 2011, Lemonade Day Alaska is hosted by the Alaska Small Business Development Center and this year’s