Liza Scott is a seven-year-old girl in the southern U.S. state of Alabama. Like many young girls, she became interested in earning money. So, she created a small table where she sells a cold drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar. This is called a lemonade stand. The stand is at her mother’s bakery, a business that sells baked goods like bread. Her mother, Elizabeth Scott, runs Savage’s Bakery, near the city of Birmingham.
At first, the lemonade stand was something to do for fun. Liza sold the drinks for 25 cents a glass. She was going to use the money to buy toys and pretty shoes. But then the stand became much more important. Liza has a health problem that will require surgery. She suffers from seizures(癫痫) because part of her brain did not grow correctly. Doctors in Boston will work to fix the problem during several visits.
Elizabeth Scott said she has good health insurance, which will help pay for some of the treatment. But the trips to Boston will be costly and the insurance will not pay for them. Now, instead of just being a way to raise money for fun things, the money from the lemonade stand will help pay for the treatment.
Selling cold drinks for less than a dollar will not actually raise much money. So instead, the stand is a place where people can visit to give money that will help Liza with her medical treatment. So far, people have come to the bakery to buy lemonade and given Liza some extra money, too. People have given over $12,000. But Elizabeth Scott also created an Internet fundraiser where people from anywhere can donate money to Liza. It has gathered over $300,000 so far.
Critics of the U.S. healthcare system say they do not think a child who needs a brain operation should have to raise money to fund her own care. But Liza said she thinks running the lemonade stand makes her feel like she is helping. “It’s better than just begging,” she said.
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