ATTENTION FAMILIES!!
Lemonade Day Indianapolis made its
grand debut in 2010! Scott A. Jones, Carmel resident and serial entrepreneur, is spearheading Lemonade Day Indianapolis through his new foundation, Think Forward.
Scott was asked by Lemonade Day
founder Michael Holthouse to take
this on because Michael knew that Scott would "get this." And he does. Scott is absolutely passionate about Lemonade Day because, as he said, it's about "kids learning that they can control their own destinies."
Indianapolis is one of a dozen cities participating in Lemonade Day and we broke the record for the number of kids registered by a city in its first year:: 7,423! (Our goal this year was to register 5,000 lemonade stands)
Lemonade Day was founded by Michael Holthouse in 2007 and was launched through his organization Prepared 4 Life in Houston, TX. This first year was a learning experience in which 2,600+ kids registered for the inaugural Lemonade Day. In 2008, more than 11,000 kids registered and the contests were added. In 2009, Lemonade Day expanded to Austin Texas and Wayne County Indiana (where Michael grew up). More than 31,000 kids registered in 2009!
Prepared 4 Life, which first launched Lemonade Day on May 6, 2007, is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that prepares youth for life through fun, proactive and experiential programs infused with life skills, character education and entrepreneurship. Its foremost objective is building confidence and self-esteem in children which will empower them to take ownership of their lives and become healthy, contributing members of society – the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow. By working with leading researchers and educators, Prepared 4 Life implements an umbrella of programming to meet this goal.