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Local community organization has goal of raising $50,000 to support foster families in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC - This summer kids and families all around Charlotte are flexing their entrepreneur skills and creating lemonade stands to raise awareness and funds for Foster Village Charlotte and its goal of helping to bridge the gap between those experiencing foster care and those who want to help. This is the third annual lemonade fundraiser - Growing the Village is Sweet. In 2022, over 100 lemonade stands were organized across Charlotte, raising over $35,000 from 800+ individuals!
This year, several local small businesses are deepening the impact with a “twist” by creating a lemon-inspired product with proceeds benefiting Foster Village Charlotte. During the month of July, an interactive map will allow people to find a participating business or stand or donate a virtual lemonade to help exceed last year’s goal to raise $50,000.
Media is invited to spotlight:
Lemonade Stand Kit Registration (Promo video)
What: $25/kit donation includes t-shirts, lemonade supplies, business plan, lots of goodies
When: June 1-June 23 (or until sell out)
July Participating Businesses Giving Back Proceeds from Lemon-Inspired Products & Services
Wildroots Coffee, Enderly Coffee, Batch Maker, Rhino Market, Virtuoso Breakworks, Pepperbox Donuts, Ooh Crumbs Post Tart, Bakemohrsweets, Golden Cow Creamery, Billy Sunday (Optimist Hall), Allegiance Coffee, The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary, Wooden Robot, King of Pops-Huntersville, The Cocktailery, Twenty Two West, Seemingly Overzealous, Slice of Life Ceramics, Simply Dare Organizing
A Few Examples of Business Offerings:
Wooden Robot Brewery
The Brewery and Coffee Bar in South End and The Chamber in NoDa will feature a Robo Chico Lemonade and add a handcrafted lemon syrup to any beer for a refreshing Lemon Shandy. The Chamber in NoDa will also serve a Lemonade Hard Seltzer. Wooden Robot will donate $1 from each purchase to Foster Village Charlotte.
Seemingly Overzealous Ice Cream
Seemingly Overzealous Ice Cream in Camp North End will serve a lemon lavender ice cream called "It Takes a Village" with 25% of sales going to Foster Village Charlotte.
Family Lemonade Stand at the Farmers Markets
Saturday, July 15 - South End Farmers Market
Saturday, July 22 - Cotswold Farmers Market
Family Lemonade Stand & Happy Hour
Saturday, July 22 - 4-6pm at the Cady Lake Pool (5301 King Arthur Dr. Charlotte, NC 28277)
Editorial Note: Spokespeople from Foster Village Charlotte are available for in-studio interviews, and media are welcome to visit a Lemonade Stand. Please email anna@annacomms.com to inquire on lemonade stand details or to schedule a studio interview.
About Foster Village Charlotte
Foster Village Charlotte creates connections with dignity for children and families experiencing foster care by meeting urgent needs, providing educational and emotional support , and advocating as a collective community voice for children. Founded in 2018 by four foster parents, FVC began as a grassroots effort to allow foster parents to connect with and support each other, and then quickly multiplied into a movement as we began to encounter more and more foster parents experiencing similar challenges.
