Houston Kids Turn Lemons Into Lemonade for Hurricane Ike Relief

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:42pm EDT 

Local Girl Scouts Raise Money for FEMA with help from Food Town and Sunkist's
Take a Stand(R) Program
    HOUSTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHO:      On Saturday, 11-year-old Rama Imad from Houston, TX and her
              friends will "take a stand" for an important cause in their
              community, thanks to support from Sunkist Growers and Food Town.

              Rama, a local Girl Scout, decided to "take a stand" and sell
              fresh-squeezed lemonade this weekend to raise money for FEMA, in
              order to contribute to Hurricane Ike relief throughout Texas.
              This cause is close to Rama's heart because her home was
              affected by the storm, but she also wants to help all those who
              may have completely lost their homes or businesses last month.

    WHAT:     The Sunkist Take a Stand(R) campaign is back for a fifth year,
              giving away 20,000 free lemonade stands to kids who pledged to
              raise money for a charity of their choice.  Since its inception,
              Take a Stand has raised an estimated $2.8 million for charity by
              kids in every state in the U.S. and every province in Canada,
              one glass of fresh-squeezed Sunkist lemonade at a time.

              Kids ages 7-12 looking to join Rama in raising money for a good
              cause can still get involved by visiting
              http://www.sunkist.com/takeastand to sign up for a free stand
              (while supplies last), print recipe ideas and review tips for
              running a successful lemonade stand.

    WHERE:    Food Town 207
              10902 Scarsdale
              Houston, TX  77089

    WHEN:     Saturday, October 25, 2008
              9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

    VISUALS:  -- Children making and selling fresh-squeezed lemonade in
                 support of FEMA
              -- Interviews available with Rama and her mother about how they
                 have been affected by Hurricane Ike and why they're "taking a
                 stand"

    CONTACT:  Deanna Talamantez
              Direct: 323.866.6024
              Mobile: 661.373.1799
              deanna.talamantez@mslworldwide.com

SOURCE  Sunkist Growers

Deanna Talamantez, +1-323-866-6024, Mobile, +1-661-373-1799,
deanna.talamantez@mslworldwide.com, for Sunkist Growers
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