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April is Autism Awareness Month to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism. According to the Autism Speaks website, “Autism prevalence is now one in every 88 children in America; that’s a ten-fold increase in prevalence over the last 40 years. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, [...]

This is rebloged from Lemonade Day Houston. Read the original post here. The Downs Syndrome Association of Houston [DSAH] serves over 1200 area families. Last year they participated in Lemonade Day Houston for the first time. Their goal? They wanted to “buy a brick.” You see, they’ve outgrown their facility north of town and have [...]

As we start to open registration for Lemonade Day 2012, I asked why some of our team members are involved and what are some of their most memorable Lemonade Day moments. This is a guest post from Houston’s Executive Director, JC Perez. photographer: Elaine Mesker-Garcia/EMG Images For the past 3 years I have worked with [...]

Dear Michael, Before I turned all the remaining lights out I had to tell you, thank you. What an amazing experience today was for me… to sponsor 4 young girls, ages 10-15  and watch them flourish as they invited and convinced various groups of park goers to taste and buy a glass of their “special’ [...]

Lemonade Lucy (back row, third from left) and friends celebrate Lemonade Day at Houston's Project Row Houses I have been involved with Lemonade Day since its inception with a goal to ensure Lemonade Day for every child in the African American community.   After the very first year, I quickly learned that Lemonade Day was for [...]

by JC Perez, Houston Executive Director It’s always rewarding to see the change a child or a family experiences following Lemonade Day. This year, one particular story of a dad and his business stands out. For the past two years Lemonade Day Houston has partnered up with the Tejano Center for Community Concerns, a fantastic [...]

Three things I learned this weekend at the Best Tasting Lemonade Contest in Houston: 1. Cucumber can be a good thing when it comes to lemonade. 2. To make the best lemonade, all you need is love. 3. Sometimes, you gotta look the part when you’re selling a product! The right outfit can go a [...]

Below is a picture of Alexis Cross in the lemonade day competition this past Saturday at the Children’s Museum. She was dressed as the “Imperial Sugar Girl” and will be this Sunday as well. Thank you for promoting this wonderful opportunity for kids to explore being an entrepreneur. If you are in the neighborhood we [...]