'Anyone Can Make A Difference:' Tulsa's Lemon Aid Project Raises Thousands For Charity Over Labor Day Weekend

A group has raised tens of thousands of dollars over the weekend to support Lindsey House, an organization that takes in homeless women and children.

The money is raised through lemonade stands every Labor Day weekend.

This year is the 30th anniversary of the Lemon Aid Project.

The Lemon Aid Project says it’s been a successful weekend with more than 20 stands around Tulsa and 100 volunteers.

For some, helping the cause has now become a family tradition.

The Johanssens in Tulsa are taking part in the Lemon Aid Project for the second year in a row.

"We're selling lemonade to give it back to our community,” said Will Johanssen.

The Lemon Aid Project gives kids like Johanssen the items to set up a lemonade stand, and then all the money raised goes to charity.

Bryce Murray is one of the organizers and says the goal is to show kids how important it is to help others.

"We're teaching kids how to help other kids,” said Murray. “We're empowering kids and telling them that you don't have to be an adult to make a difference. You can be an entrepreneur, you can be a philanthropist, and you can be the ripe old age of three or five or seven years old."

Murray says it also helps kids come out of their shells and teaches them about things like money management, responsibility, and marketing.

'It's amazing to watch the light bulb moment when all of a sudden they realize if you explain to somebody why you're asking for that donation, not just asking for the donation, but really giving them the why, how much of an impact it makes and how people respond differently,” said Murray.

Murray hopes kids will continue to think outside the box when it comes to helping others.

"Anyone can make a difference,” said Murray. “Doesn't matter if you're young, old, middle age, whatever you are, you can make a difference. All you got to do is put one foot in front of the other and put yourself out there. The Lemon Aid project is just a small example of how you can do that in your community."

Johanssen and his friends say they’ll be helping again next year.

"This is the second summer we did it and we're going to do it next summer,” said Johanssen.

The Lemon Aid Project is in Tulsa each year for Labor Day with stands across the city.

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