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When a 7-year-old boy learned his mother had multiple sclerosis, he turned to a tried and true way to help her.
Thomas Taylor is turning lemons into freshly-squeezed lemonade to raise money and awareness for MS. Today, he was at the Albertsons on 1860 E. 9400 South.
He was one of thousands of children across the country who participated in the Sunkist Take a Stand Program. The program gave away 20,000 lemonade stands this summer to children who pledged to raise money for a charity of their choice.
Not only is he selling lemonade for a good cause, he's also picking up valuable math and personal skills. The young entrepreneur will count and sort his hard-earned money, and then send it to the National MS Society.
His mother Heidi says lemonade selling has brought out Thomas' sweet side. She says, "It's his way of doing something himself, to help do something, and he's so cute about it."
Whatever Thomas earns for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Sunkist will send in a matching donation.
For more information, on the Take a Stand program, click on the related link to the right of the story.
