The 12th annual Nevaeh’s Lemonade Stand fundraiser is taking place this weekend in Paradise.
Nevaeh Denine passed away in 2018 at the age of nine following a battle with neuroblastoma.
Several years earlier she had an idea to start a lemonade stand to raise money for other sick kids.
That thought, which captured the hearts of many across the province, continues on today as an annual fundraiser put off by the Nevaeh’s Angel Foundation.
Nevaeh’s Lemonade Stand Organizer Stephanie O’Brien (VOCM News)
Organizer Stephanie O’Brien says she has so many memories from helping with the event over the years, but the one that will stick with her forever is the first one they did outside of St. Kevin’s Junior High in the Goulds.
She recalls seeing a massive lineup of people waiting to get their lemonade, and how they weren’t expecting so many people. O’Brien laughs recalling how they had already bought all the lemonade from Bidgood’s Supermarket so they had to buy boxes of apple and orange juice. “It was that moment of seeing….(that) they’re not here for anything other than Nevaeh, and to help her help other people.”
This year’s fundraiser is taking place at the Paradise Double Ice Complex on Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.
