LemonAid 2023
The Tradition Continues!
Come celebrate the 22nd Annual Bonnie Brae LemonAid Stand LIVE!
We’ll be back with lemonade, popcorn, photo booth, cotton candy, music, games and more! Twenty-two years ago it started. A simple lemonade stand on September 11. “Hey, neighbors, on this anniversary of a sad day, let’s do something good.” We’ve been “turning lemons into lemonade” since then and raised over half a million dollars for children’s charities in the River Forest and surrounding areas. Join us again LIVE this year on Bonnie Brae.
This Year’s LemonAid Charity Partners
PTMAN (Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network) 4 x 4 x 4 Plan
Youth Summer Internship Initiative
Provides valuable work experience to Proviso community youth each summer. Kids work 4 hours a day, 4 days a week for 4 weeks, developing a good work ethic, providing real, paid work experience and learning money management skills. Program is offered through the Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network.
YEMBA
YEMBA programs provide a continuum of mentorship, beginning in Oak Park’s middle schools and creating a positive feedback loop through high school and beyond. Students join mentors, junior mentors, and staff for one-on-one & group mentoring, homework help, life-skills workshops, exploration workshops, and recreational activities.
Here’s what to expect…
Make one donation and then everything’s FREE
Opening ceremony commemorating the 9-11 victims with remarks from co-chairs, village officials and supported charities
Unlimited lemonade, this year courtesy of Oak Park Arms
DJ and live music at the entertainment stage
Family friendly, even with places to sit and relax
Kids’ activities and storytelling from the River Forest Library
Photo booth
Popcorn, cotton candy and more