The seven-year-old Year 1 students were inspired by a school project and created their own lemonade stand, in aid of Tongala Aged Care and the Make a Wish Foundation, to make a start on catching billionaire charity giants Buffett and Gates — estimated to have given away about $70 billion between them in their lifetimes.
It was Logan that kickstarted the concept, as part of a persuasive writing module that his class completed.
He wrote a letter to the principal Rob Hogan asking him for permission to conduct the fundraising project. Originally it was going to be in school hours, but after some discussion the school fete was chosen as the most lucrative proposition.
Proud mother Vanessa Campbell told the Free Press just how the Lemonade Stand — that was the final landing point of the fundraising brain storming session — was so popular at the fete that they ended up raising in excess of $220.
“We had a lot of very generous people putting extra donations into the tin. We made $224.25 on the night, but we do have family and friends that have sent (or are sending) donations in the mail so we don’t have a final figure yet,” she said.
Logan is in Mrs Cardillo’s class, his twin brother Ethan is in another class, while sister Amber, 5, is starting school in 2024 and little brother Reece, 3, is at kinder next year.
All four, and their parents, Vanessa and husband Justin, were behind the counter of the fete stall on Friday night.
The dairy farming family lives on a Watson Rd property just outside of town and has a variety of fruit trees, along with a vegetable garden — that’s where the lemons came from.
The twins’ mother said the family was not directly involved in charity work and she added that the initiative and kindness of her sons, and their empathy toward others, filled her with pride.
The stand itself was team work, all four Campbell children were involved in decorating the stand and preparing the lemonade for sale.
“We make lemonade at home as a treat sometimes, but it was our first lemonade stand. Now Logan wants to do it every Friday at school,” Vanessa said.
They lost count on just how many cups were sold, but all 180 paper cups were gone at the end of the night.
“Plenty of people returned for a refill and used their cup again. All the feedback suggested the lemonade tasted great,” she said.
The decision to support Tongala Aged Care came as a result of the school’s close connection to the neighbouring facility and the brothers wanted to support sick kids in hospital, so they decided to help the Make a Wish Foundation.
“The kids were absolutely exhausted coming home on Friday night, but it warmed my heart to hear them discussing who to donate money to next time because there are so many people who could use some help,” Vanessa said.
“I really want to thank everyone who supported the stall and encouraged the boys. What a great community we live in,” she said.
