What Our Girls Have Accomplished Since 2020

Infographic showing the impact of community service: $31,000 raised for organizations, 4,500 hours of service, supported 60 agencies, and completed 400 projects.

Lemon Aides in Action

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Meet Avery Bloom! Now entering the 8th grade, Avery has been involved in Lemon Aide Society since it first started in 2020. She researched and developed healthy snack recipes for our after-school program, and she raised money to create and distribute cookbooks to donate to the girls in the program. Her drive and desire to help others is inspiring!

Two young girls are participating in a classroom activity, with one girl reaching out to stick a pink sticky note onto a presentation board with purple background and graphics; the other girl holds the board.

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What are our Lemon Aides doing?

Macy Gutow is a Teen Mentor for one of our 5th grade groups. Two years ago, she created a new Lemon Aide Society program, Gaga’s Butterflies, in honor of her grandmother. She has been leading her younger Lemon Aides in this program in partnership with The Legacy Senior Communities.

Group of young girls talking and playing outdoors in a park, with trees and a playground in the background.

Sophia Meyers is a 12th grade Lemon Aide and a Teen Mentor for one of our 5th grade groups. She started her journey as a Lemon Aide in 2020, and has grown through our program into a confident leader who is now mentoring her younger peers in Lemon Aide Society.

In Her Own Words

Hear from our Lemon Aide community! Check out what our director, mentors, parents, and Lemon Aides have to say about what Lemon Aide Society means to them and the impact our organization is having on the community.

Hear from our Director on the Advocacy in Motion podcast!

Lemon Aides in the Media

Lemon Aide Society is accepting applications for 2025-2026! Want to learn how to empower your daughter in a meaningful and fun way? To apply or learn more about our program, check out the link in our bio or visit our website at lemonaidesociety.org/j

Helping @hopesupplyco.dfw and celebrating with @botolino_gelato after…. Now that’s a great day!

“It was so fun to see the seniors who could still be involved … they smiled. It made us feel happy inside!” Making hamantaschen’s with the seniors at @thelegacymidtownpark and selling them after is one of our most amazing pro

We learn to be leaders by creating and participating in experiences that open our eyes to the world around us. Thank you @dallaslifeshelter for allowing us to serve and for sharing your story and how your program works with us.

Our Project Leader introduced us to a new agency and opportunity. She made this happen by following her passion and making a difference, not just by helping but also for empowering her group to also help. What a great project! Thank you @equest for

Deliveries teach us about our community and the impact we can make on it. Thank you @genesiswomensshelter for taking time to inspire us to do more! Thank you also to everyone who donated to our toiletry drive- look how much we collected!

They planned their project - science kits for @familygateway . They taught their group about the homeless shelter that keeps families together. They filled 100 kits! Being a Lemon Aide is FUN and MEANINGFUL. 🍋❤️

This photo is filled with the sounds of girls having using their voice for good!

Calling all 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade girls! Come join us for A Taste of Lemon Aide! Experience what makes our girls’ leadership and service program so special. Link in bio.

Challenge - raise money for a cause. These 4th graders used their creativity to plan this amazing event to raise money to help sick children at @childrens . The attendees shopped and competed to see who could best fulfill the mission. Empower a gi

Learning to plan an event was fun for this 4th grade Lemon Aide group. The Project Leaders planned a night of pizza, an ice cream bar and a funny movie to raise money for @texascityhouse and invited friends and family to join in the fun!

7th graders celebrated MLK day at @austinstreetcenter bringing a little sweetness to the residents’ day. Project Leaders chose the issue they wanted to address, chose the agency, were responsible for all communications, recipes, supply lists,

8th grade Lemon Aides spent MLK day fighting hunger volunteering with @fmsc_org It’s amazing what work they do, and we were inspired by the scope of what they do and how they have used their voice to create such a powerful way to make a differ

Another fun week in Summer Camp thanks to volunteers from the Lemon Aide Society! They made shirts, painted rocks, played games, and facilitated team building activities with our kids. Everyone had an absolute blast! Thank you, girls! pic.twitter.com/zZtUg4mXcZ
— Family Gateway (@FamilyGateway) June 10, 2022

Thank you so much to the young ladies of Lemon Aide Society that met with our Membership Manager Deanne this past Sunday. This society teaches young girls to be leaders.

Thank you for ladies for choosing to support #dhhrm! pic.twitter.com/KC250ERa6u
— Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (@dhhrm_org) January 5, 2022

Lemon Aides in the News

Macy Gutow carries on grandmother’s legacy

Texas Jewish Post | June 2025

“The Legacy Midtown Park continues to foster intergenerational engagement through initiatives like “Gaga’s Butterflies” — a monthly program led by local teen Macy Gutow in memory of her late grandmother.” Read More

NTX Giving Day: Lemon Aide Society inspires the next generation of female leaders

Dallas Doing Good | September 2023

“A group of girls from Dallas is learning to transform life’s lemons into lemonade while having fun through leadership, service, and self-empowerment.” Read More

Camp Lemon Aide has innovative season

Texas Jewish Post | September 2022

“Camp Lemon Aide, a camp run through the Lemon Aide Society, is everything a great summer day camp should be with the added twist of daily service projects that are meaningful, empowering and fun.” Read More

Lemon Aide Society and Youth Success

Texas Jewish Post Featured by Dwell with Dignity | May 2022

“Lemon Aides have raised more than $14,000 for organizations, created art kits for the residents of CHAI, collected pallets of food and run a lemonade stand raising $300 for North Dallas Shared Ministries, held a bake sale raising over $500 for the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, painted and planted flowerpots for The Legacy Willow Bend residents and prepared more than 600 STEM kits for the children of Family Gateway.” Read More

Quenching thirst for mitzvot and leadership

Texas Jewish Post | December 2020

“Teaching young ladies about empowerment has empowered me along the way,” said Weinstein. With 29 years of experience leading gymnastics programs and supporting athletes, she knew she wasn’t done with the next generation. “I’ve always taught my girls to have self-esteem, confidence and how to speak up for themselves and for others. Those lessons are important for all of their lives.” Read More

Camp Lemonade quenches summer thirst for fun

Texas Jewish Post | June 2020

“When life gives you a summer without camp, make Camp Lemonade. That’s what Julia Cruz and Debbie Weinstein have created for girls in grades 3 to 6. It’s a four-hour weekday camp via Zoom, with an all-volunteer staff and all proceeds going to charitable organizations.” Read More

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