06/13/2026
🍋 What an incredible day! 🍋
A huge thank you to all the participants for their hard work, creativity, and dedication during our very first Lemonade Day! We are thrilled to share that the event was a tremendous success, with over 12 lemonade stands set up throughout our community.
A special thank you goes out to all the local businesses that generously hosted stands and helped make this event possible. Your support provided young entrepreneurs with valuable opportunities to learn, grow, and showcase their talents.
Choosing our winners was no easy task; the competition was incredibly close, and our judges had some very difficult decisions to make. Several factors were taken into consideration, including stand visibility and branding, tidiness, creativity, organization, presentation, customer service, lemonade flavor, and the strength of each team’s business plan. The level of effort and enthusiasm displayed by all participants made the judging process both exciting and challenging.
🏆 Congratulations to our award winners:
🥇 Best Stand – EZ Lemonade, sponsored by Big North Graphics.
🍋 Best Tasting Lemonade – Base Camp Lemonade, sponsored by Venture Parts Supply.
💡Best Entrepreneurial Team – Sweetly Squeezed, sponsored by A-Class Yardworks.
A special shoutout and sincere thank you to our volunteer judges for taking the time to visit stands, meet with participants, and carefully evaluate each business:
👏 Alden Johnson, representing Community Futures Peace Country;
👏 Keith Hutchison, Councillor, Town of Manning;
👏 Gloria Dechant, Councillor, County of Northern Lights.
And an extra special thank you to Community Futures Peace Country for being the driving force behind Lemonade Day in our region. Your commitment to fostering entrepreneurship, leadership, and business skills in our youth creates opportunities that will have a lasting impact for years to come. Thank you for your vision, support, and dedication to making this program possible. You are the reason programs like this can thrive in rural communities, and you truly are the MVPs of Lemonade Day!
🍋⭐ We are so proud of every participant who took the leap, built a business, served customers, and demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial spirit. Thank you to everyone who visited a stand, purchased lemonade, and encouraged our young entrepreneurs. Together, you helped make our first annual Lemonade Day a memorable success! We can’t wait to see everyone back next year for an even bigger and better Lemonade Day!
Community Futures Peace Country
Town of Manning
County of Northern Lights
Big North Graphics
Venture Parts Suppiles
Aclassyardworks
