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Teen's Lemonade Stand Becomes $5 Million Charity Engine Over Eight Years

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Payton Obert started a lemonade stand eight years ago to raise funds for toys for hospitalized children, inspired by kindness she received. The annual July fundraiser has since channeled $5 million in gifts and necessities to children in hospitals and facing economic hardship across Ohio.

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