Lemonade stand is Butler child’s first foray into business
Many high school students take on part-time work in the summer while off school, but 10-year-old Carson Walker didn’t even wait until school was done at Broad Street Elementary to start his first summer job.
Since early June, Carson has been stationed at the corner of West Penn and Broad streets selling lemonade at what he has dubbed “The Walker’s Lemonade Stand.” Carson said he has made more than $300, part of which he has split with his sister, and plans to keep selling throughout the summer.
“I didn’t have anything in mind, but then people started stopping,” he said. “If I can make $50 today, we’re going to pick up a puppy.”
Carson’s mom, Brittany Walker, said that while she helped her son get to the store to buy some supplies, Carson has done almost all of the rest by himself. Their trip to the store also was Carson’s first time using his own money at a checkout register, Walker said.
