Gearing up for LemonAid 2012

A friendly message from your friends at Patch: We just wanted to make sure everyone's aware that the LemonAid chairty fundraiser is once taking place in the 700 block of Bonnie Brae Place in River Forest on Sept. 11

Earlier:

For the uninitiated, LemonAid is a "kids helping kids" fundraiser started by a group of River Forest neighbors who decided to do some good after 9/11.

Eleven years later, it's swelled into a major block party, with proceeds — more than $52,000 in total — headed to a local nonprofits. This year, it's , the Oak Park-based resource agency for victims of domestic violence.

Expect lemonade provided by , snacks, kids activities from the , baked goods and live music from the Becca Kaufman Orchestra, Jim Dooley from the Dooley Brothers along with his Jimmy Dooley and his “Flipside” band.

Can't make it? Online donations can be made following this link. Also, The Juice Joint in River Forest will donate to LemonAid's efforts a portion of sales from a specially made drink, the Sara Smile, made with watermelon, mint, lemon and cinnamon.