A Lemonade Stand in Quantico to Help U.S. Soldiers

What a better business icon than seeing a few young and savvy business people run a lemonade stand in Quantico, Virginia? Two 9-year olds and one 7-year old run the lemonade stand to help raise money through the "Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund" for families of Marines and Sailors who were wounded during combat or training. Ever since the fund started, it has helped over 1,000 families with over $1.7 million in grants. The ubiquitous lemonade stands that pop up every summer around the United States, this one lemonade stand helped contribute to the fund.

“The children started the stand because they wanted to help the injured Marines,” said Lisa Killeen, mother of Kelsey and Megan. “Hayden's mother, Rene Bardorf, is one of the founders of the Semper Fi Fund, and I am a caseworker for Bethesda and Walter Reed. The kids have seen us working and wanted to do something on their own to help.”

Each of the girls has her own job: Megan holds the sign up at passing cars, greeting everyone with her smile, and points to the location of the stand. Kelsey pours the lemonade, bakes cookies for the stand, and hands out Semper Fi Fund cards. Hayden takes the orders, gets the ice, and hands out the lemonade. And they all do it with a smile.

After 5 days they managed to raise $205.

More lemonade stands to help soldiers seen here despite the myth that Republicans hate lemonade which turns out that Liberals hate lemonade in this one.

This is what America is about. Help your fellow American soldiers all you can do. Sadly, Newsweek, Kennedy and Durbin all refused to do this by preferring to slur, injure and put our U.S. soldiers at risk so they can score political points.



Photo by Sgt. Donald Bohanner
A salute to the kids and a hearty Semper Fi!