The Kids Who Turned a Lemonade Stand Into $296.50 for Socks for People in Need
Published · Researched 2026-09-22
What happened (dated facts)
Four Myrtle Beach, South Carolina children — Ella, Haylee, Jaydah, and Liam — turned a lemonade stand into a way to help people in need (WMBF, 2026-08-16). They asked their parents to open the stand the night before and got approval from their HOA president, who stopped by for a glass of lemonade on the day. Set up on the 1300 block of Culbertson Avenue in The Market Commons, they sold cups of lemonade for $1 each ($2.50 for a specialty cup), with donations also accepted — raising $296.50 to buy socks for people in need that winter. Myrtle Beach Fire Department Station 4 crews stopped by to support the fundraiser ("Lemonade has been approved by the crews of Station 4"), and Myrtle Beach Police officers stopped by too. The children's parents said they were still determining which organizations would receive the donations, considering splitting the money among several community groups.
Why it is genuinely positive
Children saw a need, planned it themselves, and turned pocket-change commerce into warmth for strangers — with firefighters and police stopping by to cheer them on. Pure small-scale generosity.
Social pulse
WMBF covered the story on 2026-08-16; Myrtle Beach Fire Department shared photos of the stand visit. No viral social-platform numbers captured.
Verified quotes
- Jaydah, one of the children, via WMBF (2026-08-16): "We wanna earn money so then we can donate socks so we get the money and then we donate socks to the people who need them."
Verification
- Tier: 2
- Primary source: WMBF, "Myrtle Beach children turn lemonade stand into a way to help others" (2026-08-16) — https://gray-wistv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/16/myrtle-beach-children-turn-lemonade-stand-into-way-help-others/
- Social sources: Myrtle Beach Fire Department social posts (photos of Station 4 crews at the stand).
- Positivity check: passed — child-led generosity with a clear, kind outcome.
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Ella, Haylee, Jaydah, and Liam, Myrtle Beach, SC | WMBF | 2026-08-16 |
| Location | 1300 block of Culbertson Ave, The Market Commons | WMBF | 2026-08-16 |
| Raised | $296.50 (lemonade $1; specialty $2.50; donations) | WMBF | 2026-08-16 |
| Purpose | Buy socks for people in need for winter | WMBF | 2026-08-16 |
| Supporters | Myrtle Beach Fire Dept Station 4, Myrtle Beach Police, HOA president | WMBF | 2026-08-16 |
| Distribution | Parents considering splitting donations among several groups | WMBF | 2026-08-16 |
UNVERIFIED points
- Final recipient organizations were undecided at the time of reporting; the primary source does not confirm where the money ultimately went.
- Whether the winter sock distribution was completed (story published August, ahead of winter).
Sources
- Primary source: WMBF, "Myrtle Beach children turn lemonade stand into a way to help others" (2026-08-16) — retrieval date not recorded