Tyler children raising money to support community soccer field 1 lemon at a time
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The Idlewildle Soccer Field, on Richmond Road, provides Tyler residents with a space to enjoy the outdoors and gather together as a community. Both of the soccer goals are currently broken, which inspired Jack, Hudson, Tristian and Benjamin to spend their day off from school running a lemonade stand to raise money to buy new goals for the field.
The young entrepreneurs have already made a significant profit since opening up their stand at 11 a.m. this morning. The boys spoke about what motivated them to raise money to support their local park.
'At first, it was just a normal lemonade stand, like every kid would do to raise money. We later decided to help raise money for the soccer goals,' Benjamin said.
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Ann Marie Hoover, one of the boys' mothers, provided more details about the fundraising efforts.
'The Idlewildle soccer fields and goals are used daily by residents of the neighborhood, a nearby apartment complex and local soccer teams,' Hoover said. 'Our current goals are broken, and the replacement cost is $2,000. The neighborhood kids are stepping up by donating parts of their profits to help make that happen.'
The boys managed to raise more than $100 in profit through the first hour. Those who want to contribute can donate to @annmhoover on Venmo.
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