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Local stands make local headlines. Here is what reporters have been saying, plus what we have announced.

Plus the full Lemonade Day blog, 12 articles and counting, right here on this site.

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24 stories
38 releases
12 articles

From the blog

Ideas for parents, teachers and kid CEOs

Lemonade Day's own articles, published here in full: stand supplies, money skills, kindness, public speaking and more.

In the news

Reporters love a lemonade stand

Local stands make local headlines. These stories belong to the outlets that wrote them, so each card opens the original.

2026
2025

Press releases

What we have announced

Full releases are PDFs hosted by Lemonade Day. New leaders, national winners, big grants and the laws that keep lemonade stands legal.

2026
  • From Lemons to Leadership: Pilar Gravitte Named 2025 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

    Lemonade Day proudly announces Pilar Gravitte, founder and CEO of Little Lemon, as the 2025 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year.

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2025
2024
  • Young Innovator Named 2024 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

    In celebration of National Entrepreneurship Month, we honor Pearl Hope, an extraordinary young business owner who is breaking barriers.

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  • Lemonade Day Selected to Join Stand Together Foundation's Catalyst Community

    Selected to participate in Stand Together Foundation's Catalyst Program, a management training and peer learning program for nonprofits.

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2023
  • 10-Year Old Named National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

    Lemonade Day celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month by announcing its 2023 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year: Duane Shaw, a 5th grade Texas tycoon.

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  • A Lemonade Stand Can Change Everything: How Lemonade Day Empowers Kids Through Entrepreneurship

    Spring and summer are the perfect seasons for young kids to taste the sweet success that comes with being their own boss.

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2022
  • Tallahassee Third and Fifth Graders Ethan and Edward Chapman Named 2022 National Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year

    Brothers Ethan and Edward Chapman of Tallahassee, Florida, are the 2022 National Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year.

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  • Raising Cane's Deepens Partnership with Lemonade Day as Presenting Sponsor of the Nonprofit's Digital Experience

    Raising Cane's is continuing its national partnership with Lemonade Day.

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  • ZenBusiness Supports Lemonade Day With $30,000 Grant to Support Digital App

    ZenBusiness announced continued support for the Lemonade Day program through a two year, $30,000 grant.

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2021
  • Lomita, California Fifth Grader Brianna Garcia Named 2021 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

    Nine year old Brianna Garcia of Harbor City, Calif., who participated in Lemonade Day Lomita, is the 2021 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year.

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  • Lemonade Day National Announces Gallup Senior Partner Joe Daly as Board Chairman

    Lemonade Day National has elected Joe Daly, Senior Partner with Gallup, as the new Chairman of the Board.

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2020
  • Gallup Teams Up With Lemonade Day to Update Youth Impact Study

    Lemonade Day teamed up again with Gallup to develop its 2020 Youth Impact Study on entrepreneurial aspirations of today's youth.

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  • Puerto Rican Teen Danyarelie Ruiz Named 2020 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

    Danyarelie (Danya) Ruiz, 13, was named the Lemonade Day 2020 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year, with runners up from Texas and Michigan.

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  • "Lemonade Day My Way" Summer Promotion Encourages Kids to Set Up Real or Virtual Lemonade Stands Aug. 20 to 23

    Lemonade Day, which has engaged more than 1 million kids, is launching the Lemonade Day My Way promotion.

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  • Brother International Teams Up With Lemonade Day To Host Best Stand Design Contest

    Brother International Corporation has teamed up with Lemonade Day to launch the inaugural National Best Stand Design Contest.

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  • Lemonade Day Is Offering a Free Youth Entrepreneurship Program to Parents, Teachers and Adult Leaders Across North America

    Lemonade Day and Raising Cane's are offering a free, fun remote educational resource, Lemonopolis.

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  • Steven Gordon and Alum Mikaila Ulmer Invited to Serve as Panelists at Capitol Hill Briefing in Support of 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

    Invited to serve as panelists for the Briefing on Entrepreneurship Education on Feb. 26.

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  • M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Grants $262,000 to Launch Lemonade Day in Five Pacific Northwest Communities

    The grant brings the program to Yakima County, Greater Vancouver and Lakewood, WA, Kalispell, MT and one more Northwest community.

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  • Lemonade Day Engages Sea Monster Entertainment to Develop the My Lemonade Day App

    Lemonade Day is embracing new technology to teach kids how to start their own lemonade business with the help of Sea Monster Entertainment.

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2019
  • Lemonade Day National and Limoneira Enter a Two Year Charitable Licensing Agreement

    Designed to support Lemonade Day in advancing its mission to equip kids with business and character building skills.

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  • Rep. Grace Meng Introduces Legislation to Help Young People Become the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

    The 21st Century Youth Entrepreneurship Act seeks to expand entrepreneurship programs in public schools, community colleges and libraries.

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  • Kids Encouraged to Exercise Their Lemonade Stand Rights as New Lemonade Stand Law Takes Effect Sept. 1 in Texas

    Kids in Texas who want to host a lemonade stand will have more freedom.

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  • Winner Announced for Inaugural Wyler's Light National Best Tasting Lemonade Contest

    Wyler's Light and Lemonade Day searched for flavorful and creative lemonade recipes from young business owners.

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  • Lemonade Day Salutes Colorado Lawmakers and Governor Jared Polis for Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship

    Governor Polis signed SB19-103 into law, making it legal for kids to host lemonade stands.

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  • Support for Texas House Bill 234 Escalates Following Testimony by Young Entrepreneurs at the Capitol

    Three Lemonade Day tycoons took the Texas House by storm on February 27 at the Capitol in Austin.

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  • U.S. Secretary of Education Confirmed for Fireside Chat at Briefing Co-Hosted by Gallup and Lemonade Day in Washington, D.C.

    Part of the 2nd Annual Briefing on Business Startup Challenges and Youth Entrepreneurship Opportunities.

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2018
  • Portfolios with Purpose Presents $120,000 Contribution in Support of Lemonade Day

    Reid Walker, co-founder of Lemonade Day Dallas, earned first place in the stock selection competition that garnered the donation.

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  • Lemonade Day Teams Up with Gallup to Host Briefing on Business Startup Challenges and Youth Entrepreneurship in Washington, D.C.

    The first Gallup and Lemonade Day briefing on Business Startup Challenges and Youth Entrepreneurship Opportunities.

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2017
  • Louisville Kids Win National Lemonade Day Entrepreneur of the Year Award

    Hailey Hertzman and Katie Vonder Haar, 6th graders in Louisville, Ky., are Lemonade Day National Entrepreneurs of the Year.

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