I've got a couple of updates on previous stories, one good news, one not.Back in June, I told you about five-year-old Jayden Sink, who set up a "Pink Lemonade for Peace" stand in front of the Equality House, the rainbow-colored house that sits right across the street from the compound of the lunatic Westboro Baptist Church.
Well, her lemonade stand has become a national event.
On Saturday, August 10, Jayden set up her last lemonade stand of the summer, having raised, to date, nearly $24,000 for Planting Peace, which runs the Equality House. But she wasn't be alone. At least 56 other lemonade stands went up the same day, involving children as far away as England, which raised another $1000-plus, an amount that may well grow because it appears not all the participants have reported what they raised.
In any event, all the money is going toward Equality House's anti-bullying initiatives.
When I first reported on this, I called it "feel-good news." But more than that, I sometimes bestow a "Hero Award" on someone who just does the right thing on a matter, whether it be big or small. Jayden Sink is a hero.
Sources:
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/06/left-side-of-aisle-113-part-5.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/10/westboro-baptist-church-lemonade_n_3733086.html
http://www.crowdrise.com/jaydenslemonade/fundraiser/Planting-Peace
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