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This 11-Year-Old Started a Lemonade Stand to Help Out Single Mothers During the Pandemic

This 11-Year-Old Started a Lemonade Stand to Help Out Single Mothers During the Pandemic

This 11-Year-Old Started a Lemonade Stand to Help Out Single Mothers During the Pandemic

A lemonade stand in Hampton, Va. is selling lemonade and other tasty treats. But this isn’t just any lemonade business—the stand selling sweets has an even sweeter philanthropic purpose.

Eleven-year-old Cartier Carey came up with the idea once he noticed the strain the COVID-19 pandemic put on families. Although the pandemic hit everyone hard, it’s been especially taxing for single mothers who suddenly found their daycare and babysitting options cut off. Add to that the shortage of diapers and baby wipes in grocery stores, and it’s been a very tough few months.”He doesn’t want to spend any of the money on himself,” Britany Stewart, Carey’s mom, told  CNN. “He just wants to continue to keep buying diapers and giving each day.”

The lemonade stand isn’t Carey’s first benevolent initiative. About a year ago, he founded a non-profit called Kids 4 Change 757, a youth organization born from Carey’s desire to help the homeless. The organization helps individuals in need around their community and has been known for creating care packages called “Carti packs,” filled with deodorant, toothbrushes, and hand warmers to give to the homeless population.

According to Stewart, Carey’s altruistic drive has always been a part of him, and his desire to help those in need only continues to expand as he gets older.

 

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