Central Iowa third grader sets up lemonade stand to support clean water efforts
A Des Moines third grader turned a classroom lesson into action by setting up a lemonade stand to support clean water initiatives. Tessa Carruthers-Green set up her stand on Ingersoll Avenue during The Market at Oak Park, selling lemonade and chocolate chip cookies to raise money for the Ryan’s Well Foundation. “Ryan’s Well Foundation builds wells and cleaning systems for girls in Uganda and Ghana. And it helps them have a better education because when they walk that’s when- that’s their school time,” Carruthers-Green said. “I just felt bad for those kids that didn’t get to have an education and it’s mostly girls. And I think girls should have the same opportunity as boys to have a good education.” Carruthers-Green said her friends helped her come up with the idea.
A Des Moines third grader turned a classroom lesson into action by setting up a lemonade stand to support clean water initiatives.
Tessa Carruthers-Green set up her stand on Ingersoll Avenue during The Market at Oak Park, selling lemonade and chocolate chip cookies to raise money for the Ryan’s Well Foundation.
“Ryan’s Well Foundation builds wells and cleaning systems for girls in Uganda and Ghana. And it helps them have a better education because when they walk that’s when- that’s their school time,” Carruthers-Green said. “I just felt bad for those kids that didn’t get to have an education and it’s mostly girls. And I think girls should have the same opportunity as boys to have a good education.”
Carruthers-Green said her friends helped her come up with the idea.