3-year-old's lemonade stand raises hundreds for police K-9
Lainie Stephens raised $754 by selling snacks and lemonade.
A 3-year-old girl from Wisconsin has donated hundreds of dollars from her lemonade stand so her local police department could afford a new K-9 dog.
Lainie Stephens raised $754 by selling snacks and lemonade during her family's three-day garage sale to help the Germantown Police Department.
Lainie's good deed captured the attention of media outlets, and she's since received hundreds more via crowdfunding.
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"She's super outgoing and excited to greet people," mom Molly Stephens told "Good Morning America." "She was very proud of the fact she had all those customers."
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Stephens said she helped her daughter set up the lemonade stand as a learning experience to interact with neighbors and practice counting money.
When Stephens thought to make it a charitable moment, she decided Lainie should give the funds to the Germantown police, since the department was hoping to get another K-9.
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"We have a history of law enforcement in the family, and we support the local police department," Stephens said. "I was expecting [Lainie would raise] $30 to $40."
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Last week, Lainie gave the money raised to Germantown Police Chief Peter Hoell.
"It doesn’t get any cuter than that, warms the heart," the department wrote on Facebook Sept. 12.
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Lainie has racked up an additional $325 on GoFundMe and hopes to hit her $500 goal.