the pink lemonade project

If you're ever in need of a good fundraising idea, might I suggest a lemonade stand?

But to make it really successful, you might need to gather up several sets of triplets ...


Dress them alike ...


And set up shop in a busy pedestrian location.


Then, lead half of your similarly dressed children around the grounds in a "parade" while they carry homemade signs which advertise your cause...


And have the other half remain at the lemonade headquarters, looking adorable.


If you bring your fellow merchants ice cold glasses of lemonade, they might be so appreciative that they give you a show...


Or paint your face (and hands and arms) with glitter.

Keep in mind: the goal is to make money, so you don't want to eat ...


Or drink too much of your product.


It's great if you have some bruise-resistant fathers available to play with the children ...


So that mothers who wear pink pirate hats (that they had to pry out of their four-year-old daughters hands) ...


Can sell lemonade ...


Until they pass out cold.

All told, we made and sold about 20 gallons of lemonade which works out to about 300 cups.

There were so many highlights of my weekend. Watching our beautiful, healthy children run around and help drum up attention for this important cause was one. Seeing people generously contribute to something that has impacted so many of their lives was another. But the woman who had a mastectomy 12-years ago, that embraced me in a tight hug and thanked me - with tears in her eyes -was the most awesome experience of all.

Whenever I would ask people which cup size they preferred, more often than not, they would look at their chests before answering. Several women would wistfully say, "You know I always wanted a "D" cup!" and this weekend, it brought me SUCH JOY to tell them, "Well, today is your LUCKY day!"