More than 4,900 lemonade stands blanketed the metro region on June 9, and on August 8th the young "lemonaders" celebrated at the second Lemonade Day Detroit Awards Celebration at Huntington Bank.
- Kids earned a profit of about $936,000
- The children gave about $230,000 to charities of their choice
TOP SELLERS
First Place: Suite at a Pistons Game at the Palace
- Full 'n Fabulous, a Detroit-based organization for plus-sized girls
- $943 profit
- They donated all their profits to the National Association of Full-Figured Teens
Second Place: $100 Gift Card
- Alexis, Jada, and Sasha Roberts of Northville
- $705 profit
- They donated a portion of her earnings to the Greg K. Monroe Foundation
Third Place: $75 Gift Card
- Lacey Jade McKee, Jazmin and Jakob Blanks of Clawson
- $635 profit
- Lacey donated all her profits to Home FurEver Rescue
BEST STAND
Lemonaders posted pictures of their stands on the Lemonade Day Detroit Facebook page for the Best Stand Contest. The public voted for their favorites by liking the photos, and the winners are:
First Place: Four box seats at a Detroit Tigers game
Makayla Effinger and Marcia Lyons
Second Place: $100 Gift Card
Khymaya Ayanna Perkins and Darren Keith Perkins II
Third Place: $75 Gift Card
Lacey Jade, Jazmin and Jacob McKee
The grand finale was the announcement of the winner of a trip to Disney World for four, also sponsored by Art Van Furniture. To be eligible, Lemonade Day Detroit participants had to submit the results form online or via regular mail. The winner is Mitchell Abrams of Ann Arbor.
Jaida Blanchard, CEO and founder of Full & Fabulous Sharon Dumas-Pugh, Bri'Shai Tankersley, Shannon Harris, Paris Tankersley, Victoria Spencer
Pat Wiley and Mike Fezzey (back, l-r) and Alexis (middle), Sasha and Jada Roberts (front, l-r)
Darren Keith Perkins II of Troy was honored for the second-best stand at Lemonade Day Detroit 2012, courtesy of a Facebook contest
Jackob and Jazmin Blanks, Lacey Jade McKee of Clawson had the third-most successful stand and third-best stand for Lemonade Day Detroit 2012
