Anders Yee started his lemonade stand to raise money for the Victoria General Hospitals Foundation to give back to healthcare workers.
“So when he was born, he spent 35 days in the NICU, he was born seven weeks early,” says Anders’ mom Susanna Yee.
Last year Anders’ father tragically passed away. Looking for a way to give back to Victoria’s hospitals, the eight-year-old decided to start a lemonade stand.“He said he wanted to donate [the money] and I asked him where do you want to donate and he says give me some ideas,” says Yee.The stand was a success and even after it closed for business, the donations continued to pour in.
“A lot of his friends were just driving down the road and went ‘there’s a lemonade stand,’ so they actually came by and helped support it,” says Yee.Then after a job well done, it was time to present the money to the foundation.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Small hands, but a big heart: Anders donates the proceeds from the lemonade stand to the hospital he spent 35 days in as a baby.
“This year we’re privileged to have over 10,000 donations from over 5,000 donors and Anders is just one of those and has a very special story,” says Victoria Hospitals Foundation director of development, Alec McKay. “It inspires us to do our work and it inspires our caregivers at our hospitals to do even more than they’re already doing,” McKay added.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Downtown Victoria robbery spree sees suspect hold knife to person's throatVictoria police say every available officer swarmed the downtown core after calls about a knife-wielding man committing a robbery spree.
Read more »
Brain injury diagnosis helps Victoria manA Victoria man says being diagnosed with a brain injury helped him break out of a cycle of crime, and that the justice system could improve.
Read more »
Victoria mom has sentence reduced for sexually assaulting teen boySupreme Court of B.C. reduces sentence from five and half years to three years
Read more »
PGA Tour Canada 2023 season to begin in June at UplandsRoyal Beach Victoria Open begins June 15
Read more »
Norway’s wealth fund to vote for labour rights motion at Starbucks’ annual general meetingStarbucks’ response to a growing union campaign, as well some of CEO Howard Schultz’s public comments, have been described by some critics, including some shareholders, as overly aggressive
Read more »
'It's still a spectacular park': Progress made in Victoria Park clean-up | SaltWireIn the aftermath of Fiona, the toppled trees and impassable trails in Victoria Park were on many people's minds. Six months out from the storm that nearly ...
Read more »