Almost 9 years ago, Bizgenics planted its first "Lemonade Alley Event" seed in the soils of Pearl Ridge Center. Over $70,000 raised for charity later, the once seedling of a program, has grown and branched out to Hilo, a neighboring Island! Under the supervision of teacher, Leslie Walker, students from Waimea Elementary were taught more than just culinary and business skills through the program. They were taught good ethics and “It was about being together as a community and coming together … [Read more...]
Support BizGym Foundation through Amazon Smile Purchases
Support BizGym Foundation and its kidpreneur programs through AmazonSmile purchases! Shopping for gifts, needs or wants for family, friends, business? Or maybe just in a shopping mood for yourself? Why not do your shopping while you support Bizgym Foundation and its kidpreneur programs through AmazonSmile! IT'S SIMPLE. AmazonSmile is easy and automatic way to support your favorite charity while doing what you already do...Shopping...at no cost to you. How does AmazonSmile work? When first … [Read more...]
UH STEMD² Researchers Partnering with BizGym to Help Students with Special Learning Needs.
UH STEMD² Researchers Partnering with BizGym to Help Students with Special Learning Needs. UH STEMD² Researchers Partnering with BizGym to Help Students with Special Learning Needs. Mahalo to from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Center on Disability Studies for partnering with our BizGym Foundation. Together, we’re helping students become successful entrepreneurs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. Professor Abhari and his STEMD² team focus on students who … [Read more...]
Lemonade Alley Workshops Offered at Bishop Museum & Hālau ʻĪnana
Lemonade Alley Workshops Offered at Bishop Museum, Hālau ʻĪnana Kamehameha Schools Innovation Facility Lemonade Alley Workshops Offered in two locations! The Lemonade Alley youth entrepreneurial challenge is partnering with Kamehameha Schools and the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum to offer a series of how-to workshops leading up to the main event set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Pearlridge Center in Aiea. This seventh annual youth-biz contest will turn the SEARS parking lot into … [Read more...]
Lemonade Alley 2017 Invites Nonprofit Groups
Lemonade Alley 2017 Invites Nonprofit Groups to Enter Lemonade Alley Teams! Non-profit organizations are invited to enter student teams in the 2017 Lemonade Alley kid-biz contest. Proceeds from teams’ lemonade sales go to support their respective non-profit organizations. Fielding a Lemonade Alley team is a great way to share your organization’s story with the community. It also helps engage donors and build internal teamwork and morale. In the process, you'll help students, grades … [Read more...]
HawaiiWebLog on Lemonade Alley
Huge mahalos to Ryan Ozawa at HawaiiWebLog for doing such a nice writeup on Lemonade Alley's coming 5th year! Seriously. 5 years! Some say it takes that long to know if a non-profit program is going to stick... we'll we've ben up to sticky and sweet stuff for enough time now to seriously hope this mess sticks! And it looks like it will with great supporters like Ryan. So mahalo to you all for continuing to support BizGym Foundation's Profit to Share! programs. Read the Post: Click … [Read more...]
BGF on Midweek Cover
In Hawai‘i, getting profiled on the cover of Midweek is a dream for many. I didn't really get that until we arrived there this week. so I'm especially thankful to Midweek business & entrepreneurial writer Christina O'Connor and photographer extraordinaire Nathalie Walker for making us look and sound so zesty. I also want to thank Editor Don Chapman for allowing the kids to be in the main shot. I know it's not Midweek's custom to have a gaggle of people on the cover, but Lemonade Alley is … [Read more...]
Team We‘Kea Gets Press!
The Hamasaki Boys are back at it AGAIN! Seems the Star Advertiser is showing them the love this time around. Doesn't hurt to be crazy cute. And winning special awards for shaking lemonade can't hurt either. Congrates guys for a job well done! … [Read more...]
PBN Shows The Love!
Thanks to Jenna Blakely and PBN for covering our emerging story! We're amped that folks show up to help spread the love. Here's an excerpt: "Sue, the founder of BizGym, shares his passion for entrepreneurship through his booming nonprofit, Lemonade Alley, which teaches keiki how to start a business by building a booth, choosing a charity and selling lemonade in a one-day contest. He plans to expand the nonprofit, with help from national sponsors Capital One and Junior Achievement, to take it … [Read more...]