{"id":10331,"date":"2023-07-18T10:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/?p=10331"},"modified":"2023-07-18T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:09:09","slug":"baycoast-bank-announces-matching-grant-for-fall-river-teenagers-lemonade-day-south-coast-fundraiser-for-south-coast-oncology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baycoast.bank\/en\/insights\/baycoast-bank-announces-matching-grant-for-fall-river-teenagers-lemonade-day-south-coast-fundraiser-for-south-coast-oncology\/","title":{"rendered":"BayCoast Bank Announces Matching Grant for Fall River Teenager\u2019s Lemonade Day South Coast Fundraiser for South Coast Oncology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BayCoast Bank Announces Matching Grant for Fall River Teenager\u2019s Lemonade Day South Coast Fundraiser for South Coast Oncology<\/h1>\n\t \n\t
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Brenten Clarke has been raising money for local charities through Lemonade Day South Coast since he was 8 years old.<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t \t
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SWANSEA, FALL RIVER, MA \u2013 Giving from the heart. That is exactly what Brenten Clarke has been doing for the past eight years. The Fall River, Massachusetts teenager has always believed in helping his community. So, when local radio station Fun 107, backed by \u201cmain squeeze\u201d sponsor BayCoast Bank, first organized the Lemonade Day South Coast community event in 2015, Brenten, at the young age of eight, knew what he wanted to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI started participating in Lemonade Day because it was a great way to learn about becoming an entrepreneur by having a lemonade stand,\u201c said Clarke. \u201cIt was also a fun way to earn money that could be donated to people who needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of his family, Brenten started his Lemonade Day stand, calling it Lemons From Heaven.<\/em>  Since he began participating in the annual summer event, Brenten has donated to numerous charities, supporting local causes that are close to him and his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, building his lemonade stand had an even greater meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am doing this in honor of my grandmother, who has kidney cancer,\u201d said Clarke. \u201cI decided to donate all my Lemonade Day profits to South Coast Oncology, where she is being treated. It means a lot to me because we want her to be healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenten and his family also have a special place in the BayCoast community. Every year, he has chosen to set up his Lemonade Day stand in front of BayCoast Bank\u2019s Robeson Street branch in Fall River. Brenten\u2019s mother, Courtney Clarke, says neighbors have gotten to know her son through the Lemonade Day event over the years and come out every summer to support him. \u201cWe\u2019re like family,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenten\u2019s grandmother, Donna Clarke, says she appreciates what her grandson is doing to help her. \u201cI am very proud of him, very proud. He\u2019s a good kid.\u201d Donna Clarke, wearing a hat featuring bright yellow lemons, was right there to help Brenten on Lemonade Day, even in the pouring rain. Brenten says he is grateful that she was able to be there for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lemonade Day South Coast is a free, fun annual experiential learning program that teaches children and young adults how to start, own and operate their own business by running a lemonade stand. This year\u2019s event was held on Saturday, June 24th<\/sup>, featuring more than 40 lemonade stands across the area. BayCoast Bank is delighted to be the \u201cmain squeeze\u201d sponsor of Lemonade Day and has been since its inception in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBayCoast Bank is proud to sponsor Lemonade Day South Coast, which helps empower children to become tomorrow\u2019s entrepreneurs,\u201d said John McMahon, Senior Vice President Community Engagement for BayCoast Bank. \u201cWhen we heard about Brenten\u2019s story and his wish to raise money in honor of his grandmother, we were happy to offer our support by making a matching donation to South Coast Oncology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BayCoast Bank, a long-time community savings bank serving the people and businesses on the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, believes that supporting our community is the right thing to do. \u201cWhether it is through giving a grant or giving of our time through hundreds of volunteer hours annually, BayCoast cares about helping our neighbors where we live and work. That is a very important part of our culture,\u201d adds McMahon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHOTO: <\/strong>(Left to Right) John McMahon, SVP Community Engagement, BayCoast Bank, Brenten Clarke, Lemonade Day Participant, Courtney Clarke, Brenten\u2019s Mother, Donna Clarke, Brenten\u2019s Grandmother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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