Hope Frances Rangel
VP, Economic Empowerment
🍋✨Happy World Entrepreneurs Day! ✨🍋
There is no better day than today to celebrate the future of entrepreneurship in our community. I am thrilled to announce the 2025 Lemonade Day Coastal Bend Entrepreneurs of the Year — siblings Zoey, Evan, and Ozzy Garcia!
This year was their very first time participating in Lemonade Day, and they impressed us all with their creativity, teamwork, and vision for their stand. Their business, Z.O.E. Lemonade (Z for Zoey, O for Ozzy, E for Evan), showcased not only fun flavors but also a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. Inspired by their mother, an entrepreneur herself, the siblings took on the challenge of learning what it takes to run a business and to work together as a team.
Here’s their story in their own words:
“We did Lemonade Day because our mom influenced us. She herself is also an entrepreneur. We also wanted to see what it was like to experience having customers, working together with our siblings, and working as a team. Our business is an acronym — Z is for Zoey, O is for Ozzy, E is for Evan — together we make Z.O.E. Lemonade. We take pride in making sure our customers are satisfied. At our stand we had lemonade with add-ins such as mango, watermelon, and blue raspberry syrups, mango and strawberry boba, chamoy to line the cups, and homemade cookies. I think we took the orders well. Next time I feel like we could be more organized when it comes to the person making the drinks, lol. The only obstacle was traffic, but we made it just in time. This is our first stand. We had a great experience and can’t wait to do it again. We look forward to upgrading our equipment soon.”
The Garcias have also been entered into the National Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, and we are so proud to see them representing the Coastal Bend!
🍋 The Lemonade Day Coastal Bend Journey
Every child who participates in Lemonade Day receives access to a proven entrepreneurship curriculum that teaches them how to:
• Set goals and develop a business plan
• Budget for expenses and supplies
• Select a location and market their business
• Serve customers and manage profits
The program goes far beyond selling lemonade. It’s about building financial literacy, leadership skills, teamwork, and confidence. For many, it’s their very first step into entrepreneurship — and, as the Garcia siblings show us, it’s also the beginning of a much bigger journey.
🤝 Why Community Support Matters
Lemonade Day Coastal Bend is offered free of charge to any child, school district, or youth group in our region. This is possible only because of the generosity of:
• Sponsors, who make the program accessible and sustainable
• Sweet Spot Business Hosts, who provide safe, high-traffic locations for young entrepreneurs to set up shop
• Community Members, who buy lemonade, encourage the kids, and cheer them on
Your support is what makes stories like Zoey, Evan, and Ozzy’s possible. Every dollar invested in Lemonade Day is an investment in the future of our community’s young leaders and entrepreneurs.
🚀 Looking Ahead
We congratulate the Garcia siblings once again on being named our 2025 Lemonade Day Coastal Bend Entrepreneurs of the Year. Their creativity, teamwork, and determination embody the spirit of this program and the entrepreneurial future of the Coastal Bend.
As we celebrate, we invite you to join us in continuing to grow this life-changing program. If you would like to sign up to become a sponsor, Sweet Spot business host, or volunteer, please reach out:
Hope Frances Rangel
Vice President of Economic Empowerment
Together, we are building skills, confidence, and dreams that will carry these kids into a bright future.
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