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ST. GEORGE — When two kids decided to create a lemonade stand to benefit others, they had no idea it would still be a tradition 10 years later or that it would touch everyone from Washington County to Ukraine.
"This is an awesome opportunity," Cassie Riding, the mom behind the children's lemonade stand, told St. George News. "We always want our kids to feel like they can make a difference in the world. Sometimes people think they're small and question what they contribute, but they are awesome examples of being youth and making a difference."
In 2013, siblings Lydia Riding and Emmett Riding started the not-so-traditional lemonade stand. It all began when Lydia's music teacher put on her own charity concert to benefit Haitian children whose families couldn't afford to put them through school. When she found out it was $50 to send a child to school for an entire year, Lydia, who was 7 years old at the time, was determined to earn the money herself.
"Lydia has kind of a heart of gold," her mother said. "She's a compassionate soul. She sees someone else hurting and she just has to help them."
