Posted on 07/24/2010 3:59:15 PM PDT by SoonerStorm09
NEW ORLEANS -- At first, 4-year-old Jonathan Bush wanted to sell all of his toys to help save the oiled pelicans.
The images on the evening news upset him, said Lori Bush, his mother.
Lori Bush told him he did not have to take that extreme a step -- plus she had planned to pass along his toys to a younger brother, eventually.
"How about selling lemonade?" she suggested.
Jonathan jumped on the idea immediately, helping his mother organize a well-patronized lemonade stand Saturday morning.
"I want to help the pelicans," Jonathan said, adding that he can not help directly with the cleanup "because (the oil will) get in my eyes and ears and nose and mouth."
The stand, located at Fortier Park, raised $200 in the first 15 minutes it was open for business, Bush reported. While she suggested a fifty cent donation, many people gave five, 10, and 20 dollar bills.
"Our neighbors have been fantastic," Bush said. "They've really stepped up."
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
An Zerobummer thinks the Bushes are the problem!
...make sure you keep two books Jonathan
He’s doing more than Obama’s doing...*snicker*
Where can I send my $20?
Will he be required to send the pelicans a 1099?
OSHA will have to inspect your stand and the FDA will have to test the lemonade for contaminants.
You'll have to wear gloves.
Be careful not to advertise it as fresh lemonade if you're using concentrated lemonade mix.
in some places the health officials would shut them down immediately and demand they get a permit and all that
...and in many places, they wouldn’t.
Mac daddy will send in the IRS storm troopers, have him arrested and jailed until he is 18 years old and fined $100,000.00 dollars.
What a sweet, dear little man! I wonder if he’s going to do another day. I’ll let my father-in-law, who lives in NOLA, know, so he can keep an eye out. :)
And here I didn't even know that lemonade was good for them.
Yes, but think of all the jobs this creates.
The kid in the picture is drinking up the profits.
I think this is great. And I love pelicans.
OK, good on surface, but where is he giving the money? To I want Big Oil legislation, or I want PETA, then this is crap.
OK, good on surface, but where is he giving the money? To I want Big Oil legislation, or I want PETA, then this is crap.
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