{"id":5229,"date":"2023-08-30T11:42:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2023-08-30T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:42:21","slug":"child-raises-17000-for-maui-victims-through-lemonade-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5229","title":{"rendered":"Child Raises $17,000 for Maui Victims Through Lemonade Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Edison Juel, 5, raised over $17,000 to support victims of the Maui wildfires by hosting a lemonade stand called Lemonade for Lahaina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and his family were on a vacation on the Big Island when the fires started, according to USA Today<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His mother Ami Juel said, \u201cIt was Wednesday afternoon, we had the news on, and he asked me to turn it off because he said that made him too sad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt that point, I realized he really was paying attention and listening, that we needed to actually address it,\u201d she went on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family had vacationed in Lahaina in the past and learning how the people they had met were experiencing such a disaster caused Edison to want to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they returned home to Seattle, the family set up a lemonade stand for Edison to run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ami Juel posted about the fundraiser in an\u00a0Instagram story<\/a>\u00a0and praised her son for coming up with the idea to donate the proceeds to Lahaina wildfire victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She noted how proud she was of him and that he was selling, lemonade, sparkling water, popsicles and toys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the post, Edison stated, \u201cWe want to raise money for the people who have lost land in Lahaina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stand was open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, and drew in donations for much more than the $1 price tag that the lemonade was sold for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ami Juel posted about the generosity stating, \u201cI hoped for his sake he would sell a couple pitchers of lemonade, maybe make $100.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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