Living on LemonAid Place

The soon will also be known as Honorary LemonAid Place.

At a recent River Forest Village Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved the designation of the intersection of Bonnie Brae Place at Chicago Avenue as Honorary LemonAid Place to show their appreciation for the work that has been done to aid children.  

The charity lemonade stand was set up in 2002 in memory of the attacks on Sept. 11. 

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What started as a feel-good fundraiser — the stand collected $400 in its 2002 debut — has turned into a small-scale powerhouse. In 2009, Lemon-Aid raised $8,500 for the Children's Clinic in Oak Park, which provides affordable health care to disadvantaged children. In 2010, the stand raised about $11,000 for , a resource agency for the developmentally disabled headquartered in River Forest.

This year, proceeds will benefit Thrive Counseling, a social service, recovery and mental health agency in Oak Park.

A ceremony to hang the sign will be presented on Sept. 11.