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Lemonade Day is coming back to Calgary!

Lemonade Day is a free, experiential program that gives youth grades K-8 a taste of entrepreneurship. By starting their first business -- a lemonaded stand -- youth gain the foundational skills to succeed in life and achieve their dreams. 

Young Lemonade Day entrepreneurs learn to set goals, develop a business plan, create a product, work out a budget, seek an investor, choose a location, design a marketing plan, and provide customer service. They keep the money they earn and are encouraged to spend some, save some for the future, and share some by giving to a local charity of their choice.

Lemonade Day continues to increase children’s skills in the areas of financial literacy and mathematics. The results and impacts include:

•     88% of participants increased their financial vocabulary

•        86% of participants increased their ability to set financial goals

•         87% of participants increased their understanding of saving and philanthropy

•        88% of participants increased their correlation between math and the real world

You can get involved in Lemonade Day three ways; mentoring a child, sponsoring the event, or volunteering. To learn more about the ways to be involved visit lemonadedaycalgary.com.