Brentwood girls raise $364 for Red Cross Relief

Times Reporter 

 

Serving up sweet, iced lemonade (and attracting a lot of mosquitos, too), three girls from Brentwood Elementary raised $182 in only two hours for Red Cross Flood Relief. 

Danielle Fisk, Jada Macleod and Raegan Macleod stood on the corner of Cambrille Crescent and Cambridge Glen Drive, June 25 after school, grabbing the attention of people coming home from work. Jada and Raegan’s father, Jay, had his company match what the girls raised.

“They had people just stop in their cars and donate, knowing what it was about,” Jay Macleod said. 

The initial idea came about because Danielle and Jada’s class had a scheduled field trip to the fire hall; unfortunately the trip was cancelled due to the Strathmore Department’s quick response to assist affected areas.

“We didn’t really charge a limit of money, they could just give us whatever,” Jada said.

The girls didn’t know how much lemonade they provided, but thought close to 5 or 6 jugs worth. They said it felt very fun – and hot – but really good donating to the Red Cross.

“I know I’m helping someone,” Danielle Fisk said.

Now that the girls are out of school for the summer, they said they will continue to help.