What Is Lemonade Day?
Lemonade Day prepares youth for life and the world of work through a unique entrepreneurial program that helps them start, own, and operate their very own business—a lemonade stand! Lemonade Day is proven to effectively teach youth entrepreneurship, business skills, and financial literacy through an experiential learning process that also addresses learning gaps during the summer. Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro are proud to bring this opportunity to the youth in our community.
Our Mission
Empower all young people to discover their full potential, especially those who need us most.
OUR VISION
Prepare youth for life and the workforce by providing transformative youth entrepreneurship experiences.
OUR HIGHER PURPOSE
The foremost objective is to empower our youth to become the entrepreneurs, business leaders, social advocates, community volunteers, and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow. We want to build self-esteem and new mindsets that can propel our youth to opportunities they likely would not have pursued, or been exposed to, otherwise.
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
Children are introduced to entrepreneurship through the real-world experience of starting their own business—a lemonade stand—the quintessential first business for budding entrepreneurs! By running their stand, they learn how to set a goal, make a plan and work the plan to achieve their dreams, all while dreaming, innovating, and gaining the foundational business and life skills needed to prepare them for a lifetime of success.
OUR IMPACT
Can’t Make It to a Stand? Buy a Virtual Cup of Lemonade!
The Program
With support from BGCP staff and mentors our club members engage in a step by step, learning journey to become an entrepreneur through our strategic lesson-based curriculum—an innovative hybrid of STEM + SEL + project-based education.
Step 1: Set A Goal
- What is an entrepreneur?
- Set spending, saving, sharing goals
Step 2: Make A Plan
- Make a business plan
- Create a product
- Develop a budget
- Find investors & pitch for a loan
Step 3: Work The Plan
- Design stand & branding
- Execute marketing plan
- Purchase supplies & taste test
- Determine business location
Step 4: Achieve Success
- Set up your stand
- Run the business
- Sell the product
- Account business results
Step 5: Celebrate The Wins
Step 6: Give Back To The Community
