events

The YWCA hosted a ribbon cutting on Thursday, March 14 at 4 p.m. to launch preparations for Lubbock's annual Lemonade Day. The kick-off took place at the YWCA (Y on U) located at 6501 University in Lubbock.

The event highlighted preparations for Lemonade Day and was open to interested parents and students to attend and learn more about being involved in the May 4th event. A lemonade toast culminated the celebration!

Bank Loan Day is an event for children who want to be involved in Lemonade Day to get a bank loan from First United Bank at their 4th & Frankford location. Bank Loan Day teaches children how to take out a small business loan for their lemonade stand.

Sixteen children participating in Lemonade Day 2024 completed a business plan for their lemonade stand, spoke with a loan officer and applied for a small business loan. Each applicant can receive up to $40. Much like a traditional loan for small businesses, the children were required to pay a $1 processing fee for their loan and are expected to pay back the money they borrowed by Friday, May 10, 2024.

The Lubbock Health Department was also on hand to issue health permits to children who plan on serving hot food and need them for their stand.

On Saturday, April 20, Lubbock Lemonade Day and McCoy's Building Supply proudly presented the inaugural Create Your Stand event.

Children were able to create decorations for their lemonade stand, take photos with Lemi and enjoy some delicious lemonade. Lemonade stand building supply shopping lists were available for anyone who wanted to purchase supplies for building their stand. The event was a huge success.

Lubbock Lemonade Day and United Supermarkets joined together to present the annual Big Squeeze Event on Sunday, April 28 from 2-4pm at the Market Street located at 4425 19th Street (19th & Quaker).

Always the weekend before the big day, this event helps young entrepreneurs, and their support team of family/mentors/grandparents get their stands up and running quickly. Parents could register their student for Lemonade Day at Big Squeeze and pick up their t-shirt as well as purchase supplies for their stand. Lemi the Lemonhead stopped by to greet kids and even sign autographs.

The Lubbock Health Department was also on hand to issue Lemonade Day Health permits to entrepreneurs that were serving hot food cooked on location. Stands that featured hot menu items such as hot dogs, hamburgers, or brisket wraps were able to obtain their permit there or by completing the permit from the Lemonade Day website.

When Lemonade Day is over and you've submitted your business results, it will be time to celebrate your Lemonade Day success and hard work at a pool party! Your ticket to the pool party is a printed copy or screenshot of your submitted business results. You can bring a friend!