Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Lemonade teaches lessons
The Blue Buddies class at Childcare Network sold lemonade as a way to learn about money.
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Photo by Emily Flora | SWoCo
Victoria Barefoot and Jennifer Asbury sell lemonade on Thursday, Aug. 14.
The Blue Buddies Class at Childcare Network at 4225 Brambleton Ave. was excited about selling lemonade to those that passed by on Thursday, August 14 -- especially Victoria Barefoot and Jennifer Asbury, members of the Blue Buddies Class for ages 5 and 6.
The class sold lemonade at their Lemonade Stand from 2 to 6 p.m. A refreshing cup of lemonade was only 25 cents a cup and even contained a real lemon in it.
Rod McGough, teacher of the Blue Buddies class and his assistant Brittany Loyd, use the lemonade stand as a way to teach the children how to count money. "We raised around $40 to go towards our Summer Goodbye Party at Chuck E. Cheese's . . . Not a lot of money, but it of course wasn't ever about the money. The entrepreneur experience and the excitement on the children's faces -- and on our young customers as well... that's what it was all about. We most definitely made a memory that they'll never forget."
-- Emily Flora
