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ZOE PIERCE \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n
Elsie, 7, and Myla, 9, host their first-ever lemonade stand Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s summertime, and we thought, why not take advantage of the hot weather and do something good for CancerCare?\u201d said their mom, Monica de Leon.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year it popped up, but we just didn\u2019t get around to doing it. Then my friend at work did it with her boys for the second year, and she just raved about it. We thought we\u2019d follow suit and grabbed one of the free donation kits.\u201d<\/p>\n
The campaign, which launched in 2019 before pausing during the COVID-19 pandemic and returning in 2023, has grown significantly in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just such a nice grassroots fundraising initiative,\u201d said Laura Curtis, director of marketing and communications at the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. \u201cThere are so many different people from communities across Manitoba taking part, and most of them have been impacted by cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we meet people picking up their kits from our office, the reason they\u2019re holding a stand is often because they\u2019ve personally been affected by cancer or someone they love has.\u201d<\/p>\n
Participants who register can pick up a free fundraising kit from the foundation, including a banner, lawn sign and lemonade crystals. World of Water also donates ice and water to help stock the stands.<\/p>\n
Money raised supports research at CancerCare Manitoba, including clinical trials, new treatments, and emotional and physical support programs for patients and their families.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are things that simply wouldn\u2019t be possible without the support of donors,\u201d Curtis said.<\/p>\n
The campaign isn\u2019t limited to front yards.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t ZOE PIERCE \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n From left: Shannon Campbell and Brianne Doherty set up their lemonade stand on behalf of WinRose Animal hospital.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t At WinRose Animal Hospital on St. Anne\u2019s Road, staff were serving lemonade alongside cookies, popsicles and squares in exchange for donations Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe saw them last year for the first time at a couple of other businesses, and I thought, what an interesting thing to do,\u201d said practice manager Shannon Campbell. \u201cIt was something that we could all get on board with, and everybody wanted to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs a locally owned clinic, we wanted to support something that\u2019s local and give back to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n Lemonade stands are taking place throughout the weekend and continue across Manitoba for the rest of the summer. Residents can find a participating stand using the campaign\u2019s online map<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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