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Lemonade Day in the Wabash Valley

Lemonade Day was first introduced to Terre Haute in 2012, with ties directly to the community and overwhelming community support, it just made sense. The founder of Lemonade Day National, Michael Holthouse, is a graduate of Indiana State University, and Terre Haute is committed to providing experiences to our youth to help them achieve their dreams. The program first began under the leadership of Courtney Richey at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. As the program grew a strategic alliance was formed with Wabash Valley Junior Achievement which has allowed the program to extend reach to the entire Wabash Valley.  In 2015 Lemonade Day became a sponsored program of Chances and Services for Youth. Our goal is not just to have stands all around the Wabash Valley on lemonade day, it is to teach youth valuable skills and inspire them to think about what they would want to create and run the other 364 days in the year. There is no age limit to entrepreneurship!