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some friends of his from the
library might be stopping by. Soon
after that, a car pulled up and it
was one of the librarians who was
dropping off a donation. Appar-
ently they heard about what we
were doing and took up a collec-
tion at the library.
So many people stopped by.
Southern Connecticut Branch’s 2018 Walk 4 CMT Some we knew, and a lot of others
who just wanted to support a
The park has restrictions so have a lemonade and cupcake child in the community. A lot of
we’re not able to use balloons or stand for CMT. So they did, people were curious as to what
decorate, but it doesn’t deter us making more than 90 cupcakes CMT was and how Harrison is
from making our check-in area and a ton of lemonade for the doing. We ended up raising a total
noticeable. I set up a portable August 2 sale. of $565! It was amazing to see the
table, cover it with a blue plastic The Avon Lake Fire Depart- support of everyone in our com-
tablecloth and drape my CMTA ment and Police Department munity. I am so glad my kids
towel—a makeshift banner—on made a surprise visit, sirens and all! could see the generosity of com-
the front. On the table are plenty When the first police officer came plete strangers. They will definitely
of CMTA brochures and giveaway to our driveway, my oldest daugh- remember this for years to come.
items such as the bracelets and ter thought: “Do we have to have a —Renee White
bandanas we had last year. At a permit to sell lemonade?” That
minimal cost, I also provide water officer promised to tell all her
bottles, granola bars, cookies and friends about the sale and 10 min-
bananas. I always make sure there’s utes after she left another police
a donation container on the table. officer showed up and got some
The number of participants lemonade and cupcakes. He said
has varied over the years but we he would tell all of his friends, too.
always manage to have an enthusi- Ten minutes went by and another
astic group and usually welcome police officer showed up and got
some first-timers. It’s rewarding to some lemonade and told us that he
meet the newcomers and share also would tell all of his friends.
information, but most impor- About 10 minutes later we
tantly, we are all out there looked down the street and there
spreading awareness and raising were about 7 or 8 police cars, a
crucial research dollars. h fire truck, and an ambulance com-
—Lynne Krupa, branch leader ing down our street. I immediately
The thirsty Avon Lake Fire and Police
knew where they were headed and Departments helped make the Ohio
LEMON-AID RAISES FUNDS got tears in my eyes. My kids all Lemon-aid stand a success.
FOR STAR started shouting and clapping and
ast year my kids had a lemonade jumping up and down. They were
Land cupcake stand to collect ecstatic to say the least.
donations for my son’s CMT walk The officers and firemen all
team, “Harrison’s Troopers,” and came up to Harrison and shook
they raised $250. Unfortunately, his hand and talked to him. They
there was no CMT walk close to gave him a bag of goodies and a
us in Avon Lake, Ohio, this year, baseball cap from the Police
but Harrison and his sisters Department. Before they left, one
Annabelle and Ellie still wanted to of the police officers said that

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