{"id":136358,"date":"2024-03-06T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=136358"},"modified":"2024-03-08T01:31:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T01:31:28","slug":"lemonade-day-registration-sparks-interest-at-fort-cavazos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=136358","title":{"rendered":"Lemonade Day registration sparks interest at Fort Cavazos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Five-year-old Alex Plamadeala poses with Miss Lemonhead during the Lemonade Day registration event Feb. 24, 2024, at the Clear Creek Main Exchange. (U.S. Army photo by Janecze Wright, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs)
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas \u2014 <\/strong>Fort Cavazos Cavalry Family Housing officials, volunteers and military families gathered Feb. 24 for the Lemonade Day registration event at the Clear Creek Main Exchange here.<\/p>\n

The occasion marks the beginning of an array of events and activities that help educate youngsters about financial responsibility and entrepreneurialism through creating their own lemonade stands.<\/p>\n

Chris Albus, project director, Cavalry Family Housing, said the event is in its 15th year and has seen more than 30,000 children participate throughout that time.<\/p>\n

He noted that Fort Cavazos started Lemonade Day and the program has now expanded to several other military installations, a fact that speaks to the impact and success of the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s successful. It has spread, so it allows the military family not just to have the experience here, but at their next duty assignment or wherever they go in the Army,\u201d Albus expressed. \u201cParents spend time with their children, help them to establish their vision, plan their lemonade stand, build their lemonade stand and then execute on Lemonade Day selling their product to customers. It really builds an entrepreneurial spirit with the kids, but also brings families together too.\u201d<\/p>\n

That connection inspired Emily Salter and her nine-year-old twins Leia and Kaylee, to participate in the program for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re creating that community environment,\u201d Salter said. \u201cIt\u2019s great that they provide that kind of group atmosphere. You\u2019re not just doing it on your own, but your also able to talk to other people about how it works, what they\u2019re doing and get ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salter added that the event reinforces the value of money.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe value of a dollar is really a big difference for them,\u201d she said. \u201cSeeing where it goes and how much you\u2019re spending on groceries and lemons and even the cup costs is phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event appeals to repeat participants and first-timers alike.<\/p>\n

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Radu Plamadeala had never heard of Lemonade Day but decided to register his five-year-old son Alex after learning about how the event helps youngsters adapt financial skills at an early age.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt five years old he won\u2019t understand, but at least it\u2019s a base for something in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Plamadeala said he believes in the success of the program because of its longevity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s celebrating 15 years, so I think it\u2019s working,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Once registered, children received backpacks, t-shirts and access to the My Lemonade Day app, and participated in a scavenger hunt to win prizes including a gift card.<\/p>\n

A series of activities are scheduled leading up to Lemonade Day to help participants prepare to open their businesses.<\/p>\n

Lemonade Day University, which takes place the weekend of March 2, teaches the basics of how to run a successful business.<\/p>\n

Participants learn how to execute the plan for their business during the Design a Stand workshop March 16.<\/p>\n

With the assistance of professionals at Heights Lumber & Supply, the children will construct their stands on site using pallets at the Build a Stand event April 6.<\/p>\n

The young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to see how their recipes stack up against their peers during the Best Tasting Event a few weeks later on April 27, and they will officially open their lemonade stands May 4.<\/p>\n

Salter encouraged other families to get their children involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo it at all ages,\u201d she said. \u201cAt all ages it is absolutely worth it. Being able to do (Lemonade Day) and have that opportunity now, is equally important as the skills they will need as adults.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0https:\/\/lemonadeday.org\/fort-hood-area<\/a><\/em>\u00a0to register and get more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five-year-old Alex Plamadeala poses with Miss Lemonhead during the Lemonade Day registration event Feb. 24, 2024, at the Clear Creek Main Exchange. (U.S. Army photo by Janecze Wright, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL FORT CAVAZOS, Texas \u2014 Fort Cavazos Cavalry Family Housing officials, volunteers and military families gathered Feb. 24 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136360,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136358"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136363,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136358\/revisions\/136363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}