Lemonade Day prepares young entrepreneurs

Published on April 30, 2025

Kids in 3rd to 5th grade are encouraged to sign up by May 31 for the 2025 Lemonade Day Lakewood project.

It's a fun, hands-on program designed to teach young students how to start, own and operate their own business—a lemonade stand—while learning about financial literacy, self-reliance and entrepreneurial skills. 

Each “graduate” of the program will have the opportunity to participate in the official Lemonade Day by operating their own lemonade stand at designated locations on Saturday, Aug. 9. Lemonade Day Lakewood participants will each donate a portion of their lemonade stand profits to a non-profit organization of their choice. 

In 2024, the Lakewood Jaycees, a premier leadership training and civic organization for young adults since 1952, coordinated the local launch of this nationally recognized program. Last year, fifteen local young entrepreneurs completed the program, which included learning about budgeting, marketing, customer service and inventory management.