Four Bellefontaine children decided last week to open a lemonade stand, but not for the entrepreneurial reason.
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Local youths, from left, Brycenn Cramer, 8, Ava Dixon, 9, Alissa Dixon, 4, and Mason Stanley, 10, delivered “survival kits for law enforcement officers” containing a variety of candies like Peppermint Patties to “help them keep their cool” to deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, from left, Tom Watson, Ryan Furlong and Donnie Day. They also delivered the bags to the Bellefontaine Police Department. (PHOTOS | LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE VIA FACEBOOK) |
Rather than pocketing the profits for themselves, Mason Stanley, 10; Brycenn Cramer, 8; Ava Dixon, 9; and Alissa Dixon, 4, decided to use the $150 they earned to buy treat bags for law enforcement.
Mason’s mother Jennifer Stanley, who is married to Bill Stanley, said she asked them what they wanted to do with the profits.
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“They saw that picture of goody bags for law enforcement officers on the internet so they decided that would be a good idea,” she said. “They are painfully aware of the world’s events and wanted to so something positive to show their support.”
Their endeavor got off to a slow start as the lemonade stand was along a county road.
A Facebook post announcing the stand got the word out and, in three days, the quartet had $150.
Gift bags of candy treats used up $100 and the remaining $50 was entrusted to Sweet Aromas, 120 E. Court Ave., to cover free coffee for law enforcement.
Friday, the four delivered the bags to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office and to the Bellefontaine Police Department.
Three of the four have relatives connected to law enforcement.
Mason’s great-grandfather Bob Boysel was a retired sheriff’s deputy and Ava and Alissa, daughters of Angie and Darren Dixon, have an uncle, Damon Dixon, who works in law enforcement. Mason’s cousin, Cory Klinger, will take an officer’s oath with the Dallas Police Department in two weeks.
Brycenn is the grandson of Tricia and Skip Cramer.
Their thoughtful act was appreciated by both departments who shared stories about the act on Facebook.
It has drawn attention of the community, with one man, Dave Fenwick, hoping to arrange free airplane rides for the quartet.