REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - Two sisters in Revere offered passers-by a chance to beat Saturday’s heat while also giving to a good cause.
Kayla and Jordan Martelli’s lemonade stand, which got a visit from Revere Mayor Brian M. Arrigo, donates proceeds to the charity “Alex’s Lemonade Stand,” which raises money to fight childhood cancer.
“We started a bucket list 8 years ago and we wanted to do a lemonade stand, so we found the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and we just started to do it,” Jordan MArtelli said.
The sisters have been setting up shop every summer for the past 8 years and have raised around $24,000.
“To be able to see my kids on their own thinking about doing something for somebody else and not themselves — it’s one of those sort of Kleenex moments where you’re so proud of what they’re doing and you hope that they’re able to carry that through the rest of their lives,” said Don Martelli, Kayla and Jordan’s father.
The stand will be open for business during tomorrow’s heat wave as well.
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