Little girls with big hearts donate lemonade stand profits to SSM Health

by SSM Health

On a beautiful spring morning in mid-Missouri, two school friends decided it was the perfect time to have a lemonade stand. But rather than keep the profits, the two little girls with big hearts decided to donate everything they made that day to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Jefferson City.

The 9-year-olds specifically wanted “to help all the new babies entering the world” and raised $12.76 on May 14th. The successful day inspired Kinsley Berendzen and Anna Lurkins to plan more lemonade stands in the near future to continue donating to their special cause.

Kinsley is the daughter of Dr. Jodi Berendzen, an obstetrician and gynecologist with Women’s Clinic of Jefferson City Medical Group who delivers babies at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Jefferson City.

You can watch the girls and their lemonade stand being featured on the local CBS affiliate in KRCG 13’s segment called Show Us Something Good.

Would you like to make a matching donation and extend the efforts of Kinsley and Anna? You can do so by making a donation online to the Children's Fund via SSM Health St. Mary's Foundation - Jefferson City, or by mailing your donation to:

SSM Health St. Mary's Foundation
2505 Mission Drive, Health Plaza Suite 350
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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