When Jaelyn Sagen was 6 years old she discovered that not everyone had homes. This devastated her and she made her mom a promise that she was going to do something about it, thus JJ’s Lemonade Stand was born.
Jaelyn is now 11 years old and every year in August she holds her annual lemonade stand, selling lemonade and cookies to family, friends, neighbors and strangers out of her driveway. She then donates 100 percent of the proceeds to a homelessness prevention program called WE CARE of Los Alamitos. To date she has raised more than $6,000.
WE CARE offers many types of assistance to clients, all of which are designed to keep them safely in their homes during difficult times. Jaelyn has been instrumental in keeping WE CARE ‘s pantry fully stocked and has also helped WE CARE families keep their electricity on in the winter months.
JJ’s Lemonade Stand 2015 will be held on Aug. 15 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 4902 Howard Ave. in Los Alamitos. You can make direct donations to JJ’s Lemonade Stand to help the homeless problem at www.gofundme.com/jjslemonadestand, or visit JJ’s Lemonade Stand on Facebook. You can also find out more information at www.jjslemonadestand.come. For more information on WE CARE, please visit www.wecarelosalamitos.org.