Has Your Young Entrepreneur Registered?

Well the day is fast approaching and the excitement is growing around Lemonade Day and registrations are now being accepted.
June 11th you will see lemonade stands popping up all over the city as Chestermeres youngsters try their hand at running their own business. They can register now by visiting www.chestermere.lemonadeday.org and click on ‘Register Now’. Participants can sign up individually or they can gather up some friends and join forces.
Aside from lemonade, stand operators can also sell other treats and goodies such as:
*bread or buns
* cakes, squares, muffins
*cookies
* fruit pies
*jelly roles
* sweet dough items like doughnuts
Items that cannot be sold are:
*beef jerky, cabbage rolls, perogies
* cakes or pies with cream, cheese, egg or pudding filling
*cream eclairs or cream puffs
* home canned/processed food items
*dairy products such as milk, cream, yogurt, cottage cheese or butter
*icings made with eggs or dairy products
David Petrovich, Economic Development Officer for the City of Chestermere, says, “, our number of registrations have climbed to 53 we want to get to 100 youth joining this year to make a big “splash” in Chestermere!”
There are a few ways that you can get involved!
If you are a youth up to the age of 18, get registered and try your hand at being an entrepreneur. You’ll be provided with great information and tools to make your lemonade business a success. Registration and participation is free due to our generous sponsors and you’ll be joining 1 million other youth in North America that are participating in Lemonade Day.
Another way you can get involved is if you have a business in Chestermere as there is still a need for more lemonade stand locations. “Businesses please show your community support by hosting a lemonade stand. Participating businesses will be listed as a host location on our website and in an Anchor full page ad the week before Lemonade Day. There is very little time commitment with a lot of benefits to participating businesses”, adds Petrovich.
Petrovich continues, “In Chestermere, your City Council made the decision to support our youth through this program in August 2015. As part of the City of Chestmere’s commitment to support youth through Prepared 4 Life’s Lemonade Day program, they had requested that the City’s Economic Development Department coordinate this first ever Lemonade Day in Chestermere. Economic Development with the help of Councillor Massig immediately set out recruit a volunteer committee and the response was amazing. Eight amazing members of the community immediately put up their hands and have not stopped helping since then. Please thank our volunteers, they include:
Vicky Barzey (Owner of Expedia Cruise Ship Centers)
Wendy Gerbrandt (Community Futures Wild Rose)
Merle Giasson (CIBC)
Rachael Lehmann (Prairie Waters Elementary School)
Kyla Longstaff (Mom)
Councillor Jennifer Massig (Councillor, City of Chestermere)
Darlene Tuck (Chestermere Chamber of Commerce)
Michelle Young (Chestermere Anchor)”
If you’re interested in being a mentor or signing up your location, please contact David Petrovich at dpetrovich@chestmere.ca or call 403.207.7065