Ruby Echeverria: Ruby’s Lemonade Stand

With their eyes set on a trip to Disneyland, Ruby and James Echeverria wanted to raise a few extra dollars for the much-anticipated trip, and they thought a lemonade stand would be the perfect way to augment the travel fund. With their dad, Fausto, they built a custom neighborhood lemonade stand, the perfect place to sell both lemonade and cookies! Ruby and James were pleased with their contribution to the Disneyland trip!   

Ruby had watched her parents, Lynn and Fausto, owners of Ruby’s Bakery in Lodi, consistently give back to the community. She saw how the bakery made regular donations of unsold baked goods to Salvation Army and collected toys in December for the Lodi Adopt a Child program. Ruby also recognized that there were families in Lodi in need of help, and she wanted to make a difference by raising money to help kids in her community. 

She and her parents dusted off the old lemonade stand and set it up at one of the Coffee and Cars events in the bakery parking lot. Many customers, friends and family came out to support Ruby’s hope of helping kids in her community. Spending the day selling lemonade and cookies, Ruby raised much-needed funds for the Hope Outfitters program through Lodi Adopt a Child. This program provides clothing to children in need of new clothes, helping them have success in school. No date has been set for the next lemonade stand, but Ruby is already talking about having one sometime soon! Follow them on social media for the next event date.

To continue Ruby’s good work and receive more information about the Hope Outfitters program through Lodi Adopt a Child, visit lodiadoptachild.org or call 209-333-1056.