It is a sweet day for Ridgeway Elementary School as the second-grade students are busy raising money by selling sweet and delicious summer lemonade in the name of charity on a sunny Wednesday!
Signs have lined the hallways for days as students tapped into their entrepreneurial spirit in preparation for today's fundraising effort. They have worked hard to raise awareness around their cause of choice, Alex's Lemonade Stand, to help drum up fundraising during their sale. The beautiful weather led students and staff to visit the garden located at the middle of their elementary school to purchase lemonade and cookies in support!
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer is in its 20th anniversary and Ridgeway Elementary School continues to support Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer through their annual fundraising efforts. According to their website, since their founder Alex set up her first lemonade stand in 2000, supporters such as Ridgeway Elementary School's second-grade students have helped fill critical research gaps to help find safer, more effective treatments for all kids (https://www.alexslemonade.org/).
In the process, students learned about the importance of supporting and helping others, marketing an event, setting up and preparing for the event, working the event by managing customer service, utilizing their communication and math skills, and truly living out our school district motto, Excellence by Example. Great job Ridgeway!
