Teens providing 'lemon-aid' to squeeze volunteer efforts out of Windsor's youth

The idea for the Lemonade Brigade started after eight-year-old Jaxson Nosella'sgrandmother and sister were watching the news.

"This little girl in North Carolina did a lemonade stand for cancer. We figured we could do the same thing, but for a charity in our community," he said.

The group has grown to include Nosella and his five friends. On Wednesday, they hosted their fifth annual lemonade and bake saleat Windsor Regional Hospital.

Not only do they send all proceeds to W.E. Care For Kids, it also gives Windsor's youth the tools they need to launch their own lemonade stand.

Kids who want to put up their own lemonade stand receive a starter kit which include cups, lemonade powder, straws, a small blackboard and promotional banners.

The brigade doesn't just sell lemonade, however. They also offer baked goods even rocks with messages like "I choose to be happy." "Be The Change" and "Love" written on them.

Nosella said the group offers prizes and incentives for kids who put up their own lemonade stand and generate high sales.

"I think, last year, we had 600 and something kids." he said, adding they offer prizes and incentives to kids who generate the highest revenue from their lemonade stand.

In 2017, the group raised about $10,000 a number they're hoping to surpass by the end of this year.

"I feel that it's really important that other children in our community take the initiative and do a lemonade stand like we did."