WHEREAS Lemonade Day is a fun, community-based program that teaches youth the fundamentals of entrepreneurship through the time-honored tradition of operating a lemonade stand; and

WHEREAS the program provides a unique, hands-on learning experience where children, with support from Community Futures Capital Region, parents, mentors, and local organizations, plan, launch, and run their own small business, gaining valuable skills in entrepreneurship, budgeting, marketing, customer service, and responsibility; and

WHEREAS Lemonade Day encourages community collaboration with local businesses supporting budding entrepreneurs through partnerships such as the "Lemmy Lease," fostering a spirit of mentorship and economic awareness; and

WHEREAS Community Futures plays a key role in delivering the program in our region, guiding and inspiring the next generation of leaders and business owners through pre-event training and local judging on Lemonade Day.

THEREFORE, I, Mayor William Choy, of the Town of Stony Plain, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2025, as “Lemonade Day.”

 

Dated this June 14, 2025.

Mayor William Choy
Town of Stony Plain