Lemonade Day is just around the corner, slated for Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Fairfield. “We have 25 signed up this year,” said an excited Brenda Pate, Executive Director for Fairfield Chamber of Commerce.
A couple weeks ago, the Chamber collected 9 entries for the Lemonade Taste Test contest. Winners for this special competition will be announced at 10:00 a.m. on Lemonade Day.
Additional awards will be judged that day for the categories listed below and announced at 2:00 p.m. at the Courthouse.
Contests include Best Dressed Lemmy, Best Customer Service, Best Stand, Money Donated to a Cause, Best Marketing, Lil’ Lemmy Award, Going the Extra Mile Lemmy, Lemmy Award, and Heart of Lemmy Award.
Fan Favorite Award will be judged by customers. Be sure to send your customers to the Chamber’s table at the Courthouse to vote for their favorite between 10:00 a.m. and Noon.
Also, don’t forget to send the Chamber photos of the entire Lemonade Day prepping process, including building of the stand, grocery shopping, preparing for the BIG day!
Also, this week’s edition of The ‘Times’ will include young entrepreneurs’ ads promoting their lemonade stands. Be sure to pick up a copy of the newspaper this week!
Lemonade Day – Fairfield is presented by the City of Fairfield and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. This year’s sponsors by the following businesses:
–Main Squeeze ($1,000): Oncor
–Big Squeeze ($500): Incommons Bank and Community National Bank & Trust of Texas.
–Sweet Squeeze ($250): Premier Realty, Simpson Fireworks, and Sur-Kill, LLC (Josh & Maranda Bayless).
–Fresh Squeeze ($100): Robert & Sandra McAdams, Creations Flowers & Gifts, Fairfield ISD, Kayse Turner of Freestone County Farm Bureau Insurance, Tri-County Golf Club, and Blue Sky Window Cleaning.
Make plans to come out and support these entrepreneurs by purchasing a refreshing drink. Grab lunch while attending Lemonade Day, brought to you by Antioch Baptist Church of Fairfield at the Freestone County Courthouse lawn.
See y’all there!!
