These three boys have been selling lemonade to raise money for Orlando
Were you in New York for this weekend of Pride festivities?
If so, we hope you made a point of passing by Fifth Avenue and East 11th Street to get yourself a nice little and refreshing $1 lemonade cup.
As thousands walked the Sunday’s parade, which was dedicated to the 49 people who lost their lives during the Orlando shooting, 3-year-old Dean Haines, along with his 4-year-old friends Sam Bernstein and Finn Madden helped set up a lemonade stand to raise money for the victims and their families.
“We’re doing it to make persons happy” said Sam.
3 Boys Lemonade selling on 5th for @NYCPride "we're doing it to make persons happy" Sam Bernstein, 4 said #NYCPride pic.twitter.com/BstuEqj8vF
— Emily Palmer (@emilyepalmer) June 26, 2016
Michelle Madden, mother to Finn, told the NYTimes the “three boys felt like selling lemonade and loved the idea of living the life that you want, the way you want to live it.”
She added: “When I told Finn about the parade, maybe it’s because they’re so young, he said, ‘Well of course people should be able to marry whomever they want.'”
Take it from the wise.
Words: Salomé Baudino
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