School funding: Turning lemons into Lemon-Aid
One lemonade stand set up to raise a few dollars for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School district has grown into a community-wide effort, backed by local businesses ranging from the growing Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt chain to Huckleberry Café and Bakery on Wilshire. With an Aug. 15 deadline to collect money for the Save Our Schools campaign, kids, parents, and community members are putting their all into raising funds to bring back teachers, aids, and programs cut for the 2010-11 school year.