Welcome back. This 6-year-old girl with big ideas got star treatment in one rural town. The Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce welcomed her lemonade stand with ribbons. It was so sweet, KOC-O’s Colby Terrell learned, that she could pave the way for more kids. Sue Ann Lemay has been selling lemonade every summer since 2020, but she decided she wanted to expand her business, so she was inducted into the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce, and a ribbon was cut in her honor. One, two, three, oh. Her mother encouraged her to pay her own way. She did it with her own money, and today, 6-year-old Sue Ann Lemay gets up every summer day to make lemonade for Tonkawa. But now her business has leveled up. She said, “I really, really, really love selling stuff. I want my lemonade stand to be bigger so I can sell hot dogs and pizza.” Her parents have allowed her to make her business official and have even helped her. She donated $10 to become a member of the chamber of commerce, so it’s just a ceremonial procedure, encouraging them to be part of the community. And we put them on the website. They can participate in events like the Fourth of July celebration. They’ve never had a ribbon-cutting ceremony before, but it looks like a lot of fun. Now she’s their first, and hopefully not their last, junior entrepreneur. We may have created some awkwardness. There are a lot of kids out there who are looking for something to do in the summer, like mowing yards. So I hope it encourages them. With all this new crowd, Sue Ann says, there are a lot of ways to spend money. This summer. What are you going to buy this year with the money you make from lemonade? Well, I might buy some more Girl Scouts.
6-year-old Tonkawa takes part in special ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating entrepreneurial spirit
Sue Ann Lemay has been selling lemonade every summer since 2020, but recently decided she wanted to expand her business by joining the local Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: June 27, 2024 7:58 PM CDT
Sue Ann LeMay, 6, has been selling lemonade every summer since 2020, but recently decided she wanted to expand her business by joining the local chamber of commerce. Click here to get the latest news stories that interest you. On Thursday, she was inducted into the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce, and the chamber held a ribbon cutting in her honor. “Her mom encouraged her to pay her dues. She did it with her own money, and here we are today,” said Christy Crumlin, executive director of the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce. Sue Ann LeMay always gets up during the summer to make lemonade for Tonkawa residents, but now she’s taken her business here to the next level. “I really, really, really love selling things,” she says. “She said, ‘I want you to expand my lemonade stand so I can sell hot dogs and pizza,'” her mother, Regina LeMay, said. >> Download the KOCO 5 App Her parents allowed her to sell hot dogs and helped her make the business official. “She gave them $10 of her own money to become a member of the chamber of commerce, so it’s really a ceremonial process, to get them to be part of the community,” Crumlin said. “We put it on the website. They can come to our events, like our Fourth of July celebration.” “We’ve never done a ribbon cutting before, but it looked like a lot of fun,” Sue Ann Lemay said. Now she’s their first, and hopefully not the last, junior entrepreneur. “We may have caused some trouble. “We have a lot of kids who are mowing yards and looking for things to do in the summer, so hopefully this event will encourage them,” Crumlin said. Sue Ann Lemay said she plans how to spend the money this summer now that she has a new, big crowd. “What are you going to buy with your lemonade money this year?” her mother asked, and Sue Ann LeMay replied, “Maybe I’ll buy some more Girl Scout cookies.” TOP STORIESRyan Walters: Bible teaching to be mandatory in Oklahoma classroomsWeather for Thursday, June 27Edmond police searching for man accused of lewd conduct on school busHusband of bride killed in suspected drunk driving crash on wedding night receives nearly $1 million settlementConvicted murderer Richard Roghem Jr. executed Thursday morning
Sue Ann Lemay, 6, has been selling lemonade every summer since 2020, but recently decided she wanted to expand her business by joining the local Chamber of Commerce.
Click here to get the latest news stories that interest you.
On Thursday, she was inducted into the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce, where a ribbon cutting was held in her honor.
“Her mother encouraged her to pay her dues, she paid her dues with her own money and here she is today,” said Kristy Crumlin, executive director of the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce.
Sue Ann Lemay gets up every summer day to make lemonade for Tonkawa residents, but now she’s taken business here to the next level.
“I really, really, really love selling things,” she said.
“She said, ‘I want you to expand the lemonade stand so you can sell hot dogs and pizza,'” her mother, Regina Lemay, said.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app
Her parents allowed her to sell hot dogs and helped her make her business official.
“She donated $10 to become a member of the chamber of commerce, so it’s really a ceremonial process and it’s just to encourage them to be a part of the community,” Crumlin said. “We put them on the website and they can come to our events, like our Independence Day celebration.”
“I’d never done a ribbon cutting before, but it looked like a lot of fun,” Sue Ann LeMay said.
Now she is their first, and hopefully not last, young entrepreneur.
“It may have caused some problems, but there are a lot of kids out there who are looking for things to do in the summer, like mowing yards, and hopefully this will encourage them,” Crumlin said.
Sue Ann LeMay said with the new big crowds, there are plenty of ways to spend money this summer.
“What are you going to buy with your lemonade money this year?” her mother asked.
“Maybe there will be some more Girl Scout cookies,” Sue Ann LeMay replied.
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