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Lemonade Day 2025

June 14, 2025

Hadley Read, 10, right, juices a lemon while her sister, Lexi Read, 7, looks on Saturday morning at their “Lemonade Girls” stand in downtown Columbus. The girls were selling classic and “mermaid” lemonade for the annual Lemonade Day in the Golden Triangle, and Hadley said they hoped to make $300. Lemonade Day is a national organization aimed at teaching entrepreneurship skills to youth. Columbus, Starkville and West Point boasted nearly 90 lemonade stands combined Saturday, according to the organization’s website. Hadley and Lexi are the daughters Josh and Lisa Read. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
Emma Dowell, 9, visits with Lemmy, the Lemonade Day mascot, and Garrison Walker, Golden Triangle coordinator for Lemonade Day through the Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach. Emma and her sister Evie, 11, operated the Petal Row Kids stand on Main Street in Starkville for the third straight year, offering lemonade, cookies and mini-potted plants. Emma said they hoped to raise $400. The Dowell sisters’ parents are Matt and Mary Dowell. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
Lyndon Robertson buys a hot dog and lemonade at Zoeii’s Lemonade and Treats on Saturday as Annie Barnes, 10-year-old Zoeii Roberston and Laveta Robertson help prepare the treats. Zoeii’s stand outside the Fast Break convenience store on Highway 45 in West Point offered a diverse menu, including four different flavors of lemonade. Zoeii’s parents are Laveta and Arick Robertson. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
Siblings Charlotte and Carson Dimpsey man their Silly Squeeze lemonade stand Saturday on Lafayette Street in Starkville. They hoped to make at least $100 selling lemonade, Rice Krispie treats, water and even coffee. Their father is Alex Dimpsey. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
Austin Robertson helps his daughter Ava Robertson, 3, prepare lemonade for a customer Saturday at Ava’s Lemonade Stand on Fifth Street North in Columbus. This was Ava’s first time to participate in Lemonade Day. “It’s good to get an early start on the basics of business, the value of a dollar and what it takes to make that dollar,” Austin said. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
Kim Pearson buys lemonade from Calyla and Caide’s Lemonade stand Saturday on Main Street in Starkville. Manned by, from left, Korbyn Kemp, 5, Katelyn Graham, 9, and Arielle Harris, 4, the stand offered regular and strawberry lemonade, along with cookies, chips and other goodies. The trio plans to use the money they earn on an upcoming beach trip. Korbyn’s mother is Laportia Kemp, Katelyn’s mother is Mareia Pearson and Arielle’s mother is America Harris. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
Karma Ballard, 7, right, pours lemonade into a cup Saturday with the help of Ciera Burns, left, while Clayson Burns, 6, prepares to take the cups to a customer during Lemonade Day. The Legacy Leaders Lemonade stand on Main Street in Columbus offered regular, pink and strawberry lemonade, as well as water and Gatorade. (Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff)
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