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To Recognize the Second Annual Youth Lemonade Day!
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WHEREAS, The 2nd Annual Youth Lemonade Day! is a fun, free, entrepreneurial educational experience program that teaches youth how to start their own business; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the National Lemonade Day is observed on the first Sunday in May, when youth around the country will celebrate by opening lemonade stands, and putting their businesses skills they learned into action; and
WHEREAS, Youth in The City of Columbus will celebrate National Lemonade Day on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 with an estimated 1,000 Central Ohio youth participants between the ages of 5 to 18 years old; and
WHEREAS, The 2nd Annual Youth Lemonade Day!'s aim is to provide access to the entrepreneurial experience of business ownership to youths from all walks of life. Allowing them to learn business and life skills which follow them into adulthood; and
WHEREAS, The 2nd Annual Youth Lemonade Day! is a free, annual, community-wide educational initiative developed by local Columbus entrepreneur Mr. Curt Caffey, who designed the program to teach youth how to start, own and operate their own micro-businesses; and
WHEREAS, The goal of The 2nd Annual Youth Lemonade Day! is to give youth of all socio-economic backgrounds, in all neighborhoods, the opportunity to start their own business and learn how to make a profit; and
WHEREAS, The mission of The 2nd Annual Youth Lemonade Day! is to educate, engage and empower today's youth to become tomorrow's entrepreneurs; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby express its appreciation and support for The 2nd Annual Youth Lemonade Day! youth entrepreneur program.