Southwest students sell lemonade to raise $600 for childhood cancer research

Summer break is just a few days away - so it must be time for some lemonade.

Students in Southwest Elementary School's exceptional children program set up their stand outside the cafeteria yesterday, offering cups of lemonade for 25 cents each. Their classmates drank a lot of lemonade, as about $600 was raised for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research.

The students helped with the all the planning details, making the advertisements, serving the lemonade and keeping it cold, and counting the money. It was a great way for them to learn about running a business and helping others.

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