Lemonade Day 15 Year Gala

Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area is proud to celebrate fifteen years of empowering youth entrepreneurship within our community. In fifteen years, more than 34,000 youth have participated in Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area, a program designed to help children start, own, and operate their own business with a lemonade stand. We could not be more proud of seeing our youth entrepreneurs grow in skills, confidence, and perseverance year after year through their participation in Lemonade Day. Lemonade Day is more than just a day, with multiple events leading up to Lemonade Day weekend. During these events, youth entrepreneurs receive guidance on financial literacy, securing investors, maintaining sanitation standards, learning customer service skills, marketing their lemonade stand, building their lemonade stand, and competing in various contests. When a child registers for Lemonade Day, they discover the tools needed to transform individual creativity into a successful business venture, which inspires ambition and confidence for future endeavors. A huge thank you to all of our sponsors, community partners, volunteers, parents, and mentors for their unwavering support. Lemonade Day is more than just a day, and we look forward to an even sweeter upcoming fifteen years.

Sincerely,

The Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area Team

Special thanks to

founding sponsors of Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area

Welcome

Why Lemonade Day Matters More Than Ever

Recipe for Sweet Success

Future of Business

Passing the Torch for a Greater Tomorrow

Awards Program

Teacher of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

Partner of the Year

Sponsor of the Year

Impact Awards

Ally Torres Olszynski

Amanda Sequeira

Dr. Samantha Ricciardi

Dr. Chastity Clemons

Business Professor & Net Impact Faculty Advisor,

Duane Shaw

Best of the Zest Awards Recognition

Best Tasting Lemonade Contest Awards Recognition

Best Stand Contest Most Social Media Likes

Best Stand Contest 3rd Place

Best Stand Contest 2nd Place

Best Stand Contest 1st Place

Most Profit

Most Charitable Contribution

Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

Founder, Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area

Central Texas College

Director of Lemonade Day Nationals Operations

President, Lemon Squeezos

City Director, Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area

Advisory Council

We extend our immense gratitude to the Lemonade Day Advisory Council for their unwavering support in promoting and organizing events for our Lemonade Day program.

Ally Torres Olszynski

Community Engagement Project Manager, First National Bank Texas, City Director, Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area

Asia Dennis

Marketing Project Coordinator, First National Bank Texas

Jessica Pelache

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Experience Officer (CXO)

Dr. Chastity Clemons

Business Professor & Net Impact Faculty Advisor, Central Texas College

Carolyn Meyer

Community Services Manager, Cavalry Family Housing

Sara Gibbs

Activities Coordinator, City of Harker Heights

Kurtis Quillin

Director of Communications & Public Information Officer, Copperas Cove ISD

Angenet Wilkerson

Director of District and Community Relations, Killeen ISD

Graziela Lopez

Education Director, Clements Boys & Girls Club - Woody Hall Unit

Atlanta Bain

Marketing Director, Boys & Girls Club of Central Texas

Nichole Anderson

Director, Membership Services, Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce

Total Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area

Total Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area Gross

$181,438

Total Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area

Contribution to Charity:

$50,698

PX Kickoff

During the PX Kickoff event, families register their youth for Lemonade day, enter to win prizes, and participate in a scavenger hunt at the Fort Cavazos Main Exchange.

Sponsored by Cavalry Family Housing

Location provided by Fort Cavazos Main Exchange

Battle of the Branches

During Battle of the Branches, First National Bank Texas and First Heroes National Bank Texas employees throughout Fort Cavazos, Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Belton, and Temple help gain Lemonade Day registrations. The top branches during the months of April and May win a catered lunch for their support.

Lemonade University

During the five hour Lemonade Day University (Lemon U) workshop, youth entrepreneurs work with students from Net Impact of Central Texas College to kick-off their entrepreneurial journey.

Sponsored by Net Impact Central Texas College Lunch sponsored by Raising Cane’s

Design-a-Stand

During Design-a-Stand, Lemonade Day youth entrepreneurs learn how to design their lemonade stands, choose their theme, and create their very own logo. Sponsored by First National Bank Texas Location sponsored by the City of Harker Heights

Logo Contest

During the Logo Contest, youth entrepreneurs send in their drawings or graphic creations of their lemonade stand logos to be re-created by the First National Bank Texas Marketing team. Sponsored by First National Bank Texas

Build-a-Stand

During Build-a-Stand, Lemonade Day youth entrepreneurs watch a demo by Heights Lumber & Supply on how to build a lemonade stand from pallets and have the opportunity to build and take home their completed stand.

Sponsored by Heights Lumber & Supply

Lunch sponsored by Chick-fil-A Harker Heights

Little Squeezers

During Little Squeezers, Lemonade Day youth entrepreneurs get a behind the scenes sneak peek at how Chick-fil-A makes their famous lemonade, while coming up with a recipe of their own.

Sponsored by Chick-fil-A Copperas Cove, Chick-fil-A Killeen, and Chick-fil-A Harker Heights

Best of the Zest

During the Best of the Zest competition, youth entrepreneurs get the opportunity to pitch their lemonade stand business “SharkTank style” in front of a group of VIP judges for a chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. 1st place prize sponsored by KWTX News 10 Location sponsored by the City of Copperas Cove

Best Tasting Lemonade Contest

During the Best Tasting Lemonade Contest, youth entrepreneurs offer samples of their lemonade creations in front of VIP Judges, for the chance to win Best Overall Lemonade, Most Unique Lemonade, and Best Lemonade Presentation.

Sponsored by H-E-B

Location sponsored by KISD

City Proclamations

During the Lemonade Day City Proclamations, local cities (Killeen, Copperas Cove, and Harker Heights), give a quick overview of the Lemonade Day program and make it official for the youth entrepreneurs to be able to sell their lemonade during Lemonade Day weekend. Youth entrepreneurs also receive Certificate of Occupancies to showcase at their lemonade stands.

Provided by the City of Killeen, City of Copperas Cove, and City of Harker Heights

Best Stand Contest

During the Best Stand Contest, Lemonade Day youth entrepreneurs send in photos of their lemonade stands from Lemonade Day weekend for a chance to win prizes for 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and Most Social Media Likes.

Sponsored by First National Bank Texas

Lemonade Day Weekend

During the first weekend of May, Lemonade Day youth entrepreneurs paint the town yellow and set up lemonade stands throughout the Fort Cavazos Area, to include Killeen, Fort Cavazos, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Belton, and Temple. This is a weekend for the entire community to celebrate and support youth entrepreneurship.

Golf Tournament

During the annual Golf Fore Education Tournament at the Courses of Clear Creek, Cavalry Family Housing gains sponsors and golfer registrations. Half the proceeds support Lemonade Day Fort Cavazos Area, and the remaining half benefit Lemonade Day Military.

Provided by Cavalry Family Housing Location provided by the Courses of Clear Creek

Lemonpalooza

During Lemonpalooza, youth entrepreneurs celebrate their sweet success during the end-of the-season event held at the Killeen Aquatics Center.

Meet our 2024 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year

KYREI HARTSFIELD

In 2024, Kyrei participated in Lemonade Day for the second year. When asked why she chose to participate again in the program, Kyrei said “I joined again this year to save money for summer camp and give back to the organization that saved my life, The Stroke Clinic at Colorado Children’s Hospital.” As a baby, Kyrei had brain surgery and the clinic was a great support for her family during her surgery, therapy, and recovery. Her life-changing experience inspired the name of her lemonade stand, Stoke Survivor Lemonade & Co.

In 2023, Kyrei entered a pitch competition through Lemonade Day National. Youth

entrepreneurs were invited to share their Lemonade Day experiences by creating a video that captures their journey, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit for a chance to win personal feedback from the legendary Daymond John from Shark Tank. Kyrei’s story won 2nd place in the contest, earning her a special custom video message from Daymond John.

Compared to last year, Kyrei's growth has been remarkable. She credits the Lemonade Day program for boosting her confidence through interacting with customers, handling transactions, and expanding her business. During this Lemonade Day season, Kyrei competed in multiple contests, winning second place in the first Best of the Zest pitch contest.

To prepare for Lemonade Day weekend, Kyrei produced over 500 bottles of lemonade and set up in front of Raising Cane’s in Harker Heights, TX. She had a profit goal of $1,000 and exceeded that goal by making $2,375. Kyrei saved $2,000 of her earnings and donated $300

to the Colorado Children’s Hospital Stroke Center. She also took time to visit several other lemonade stands, saying it was “a great opportunity to connect with and encourage fellow youth entrepreneurs.”

Looking ahead, Kyrei aims to save up for a mobile lemonade trailer and operate it every summer to help fund her extracurricular activities, education, and continue to support The Stroke Clinic at Colorado Children’s Hospital. Next year, Kyrei plans to sponsor a lemonade stand for a firstyear entrepreneur and mentor them to achieve success with their stand. Kyrei reflects, “Participating in Lemonade Day for the second time has been a transformative experience. Not only did I achieve my financial goals, but I also grew so much as an entrepreneur and an individual. From investing in better equipment to mastering customer interactions and overcoming unexpected challenges, I’ve learned invaluable lessons about resilience, innovation, and community support. My journey is just beginning, and I am excited to continue growing my business, supporting fellow young entrepreneurs, and making a positive impact.”

Thank you for investing in the next generation of leaders.

Sponsors and Partners

See you next time!