Thousands of Louisiana youngsters will turn lemons into cash this Saturday, as the state cultivates its next generation of entrepreneurs on the 8th annual Lemonade Day.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has proclaimed May 5th “Lemonade Day” in Louisiana.
Founded in 2010 by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers CEO Todd Graves and The Advocate owner John Georges, Lemonade Day is a free, community-wide entrepreneurship initiative that teaches youths business basics by operating a lemonade stand.
The program’s lesson plans cover a range of topics like financial literacy, investment, operation and social responsibility.
“It’s never too early to encourage our children to begin thinking about entrepreneurship and Lemonade Day is the perfect opportunity to do just that,” Edwards says in a statement. “These are our future business owners and job creators, and we should do all that we can to give them a great start.”
Ahead of Saturday’s event, Edwards—along with LSU Tigers football coach Ed Orgeron—will host eight Lemonade Day participants from the Big Buddy Program at the Governor’s Mansion on Friday.
An estimated 25,000 youngsters participated in Lemonade Day last year across the state, and officials expect this year’s event to have a record number of participants.
