Kids Raise Money For ARF Through Lemonarf Stand

Photos courtesy of ARF

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Inc. (ARF) announced on Friday that the Lemonarf Stand, A Club for Kids had another successful summer.

In an effort to engage kids to become young philanthropists, ARF created an official club last year to involve kids in raising funds for the animals at the ARF Adoption Center. Now that the second summer season has come to a close and the funds have been tallied, the Club for Kids raised $4,500 for ARF’s animals.

Local kids all across the Hamptons worked selling lemonade throughout the summer, including Molly and Alan Vashovsky who sold lemonade to Ryan Seacrest at their Lemonarf Stand outside Red Horse Market in East Hampton; Adam and Eliza Liebowitz who sold lemonade and lemon scented potpourri seashells at their Lemonarf Stand in Amagansett; and Story Sinelli and her dad Jeff who set up Story’s first ever lemonade stand in Westhampton Beach.

A Lemonarf Stand is just like a regular lemonade stand, only better. Over the course of the summer the children sold everything from lemonade to baked goods to homemade crafts and jewelry. The program was so popular that it was a race to keep up the supply of the free Lemonarf starter kits to meet the demand. The kits include cups, recipes, signs, buttons and a mini bank to collect donations.

Participants were encouraged to let ARF know where and when they were having their Lemonarf Stand so that ARF could put it on their events calendar on Facebook. All the kids who ran a Lemonarf Stand this summer also had their photo taken when they brought their donation to ARF and were featured on ARF’s Facebook Page.

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons actively rescues cats and dogs, provides quality care and offers sanctuary until loving homes can be found. Founded in 1974, ARF is the leading animal adoption center on the East End. For more information, please visit www.arfhamptons.org