Imperial Sugar Signs Up To Sponsor Lemonade Day

Imperial Sugar, a Sugar Land company, has signed up as the sponsor of he Houston fundraiser Lemonade Day. The fundraiser is organized by Prepared 4 Life, a nonprofit grop that provides after-school programs and character enrichment experiences in seven inner city Houston middle schools. Profits from the event are distributed to local charities.  The event is scheduled for May 3.

Money is raised by young entrepreneurs who build and operate their own lemonade stands.  The fundraiser had 2,600 lmonade stands in 2007, and 11,200a last year. Imperial is supplying sample packets of pre-measured sugar, a lemonade recipe booklet and product coupons.