In just three days, a lemonade stand started by 9-year-old Joshua Smith has made over $1,200 to help his home city of Detroit, which has a deficit of more than $100 million.
9-year-old's Lemonade Stand Makes $1,200 For Detroit
NBCNews.com: Top NBCNews.com headlines, NBC News
Sat, 08/04/2012 - 3:27am
RELATED ARTICLES
- For some Detroit services, call the D.I.Y. Dept.
Detroit may be broke but it will soon have a first-rate motor pool, featuring 23 new ambulances and a fleet of 100 new police cars. Some city parks also are getting tender loving care. New fruit trees and shrubs have been planted, and mowing crews are beginning to make the rounds to keep the green spaces tidy. More - Most Visited Cities In The World 2012
In the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index, London leads the world as both the most popular destination city for overseas travelers, and in the average amount each visitor spends. Whether drawn by business or as tourists, London's visitors from New York are the ones that travel the furthest and spend the most. More - Analysis: Stockton and San Bernardino, a tale of two bankruptcies
Stockton and San Bernardino, the two California cities that have filed for bankruptcy protection, are both considered test cases in the epic battle over whether municipal bondholders or pensioners will absorb most of the pain when a government goes broke. More - Only Wall Street Wins in Detroit Crisis Reaping $474 Million Fee
The only winners in the financial crisis that brought Detroit to the brink of state takeover are Wall Street bankers who reaped more than $474 million from a city too poor to keep street lights working. More - Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit's most corrupt mayor of all time is found guilty of too many things to list in this title
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was found guilty of multiple counts of racketeering and extortion, a jury decided Monday. Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 charges, including racketeering, extortion, attempted extortion, bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns. More
BING NEWS:
- 6-year-old raises $500 for kids in need with hot apple cider stand
Over the weekend, Sean set up a hot apple cider stand in his neighborhood with the goal of raising $250 for kids in need. Thanks to overwhelming support, Sean doubled his goal by raising $500. Sean’s ...
12/19/2024 - 2:37 pm | View Link - Sweet Success: How Lemonade Day Turns Kids into Young Entrepreneurs
Lemonade Day is a national event that teaches children how to spend, save and share the money they've earned through their hard work and business through lemonade stands.
12/18/2024 - 12:59 am | View Link - Florida boy opens lemonade stand to cover daycare tuition for fallen officer's son: 'What Jesus would do'
Charlie Allsup's stand has raised nearly $4,000 for the family of Ignacio 'Dan' Diaz, one of three sheriff's deputies killed in the line of duty in Florida.
12/6/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link - 9-Year-Old Sets Up Lemonade Stand to Raise Tuition Money for Child of Police Officer Killed in Florida Crash
Charlie Allsup, 9, recently set up a lemonade stand for the family of Ignacio “Dan” Diaz to raise money for tuition for one of the deceased deputy’s children, according to local NBC affiliate WPTV.
12/5/2024 - 6:24 pm | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more