Chambliss Center for Children invites the community to participate in the Isaiah 117 House Lemonade Stand Challenge on July 17-19 to help raise awareness for the Isaiah 117 House in Hamilton County.

Chambliss Center for Children has partnered with Isaiah 117 House, an East Tennessee-based nonprofit who serves children and teens entering state custody, to establish the first Hamilton County Isaiah 117 House which will provide a safe, welcoming space for youth awaiting placement.

Every summer, Isaiah 117 Houses recruit groups throughout their respective communities to host lemonade stands to raise awareness and funds in support of the organization. 

“In the summer of 2017, as we were raising awareness for the first Isaiah 117 House in Elizabethton, Tennessee, children started holding lemonade stands because they heard there were children that needed a home,” says Ronda Paulson, founder and executive director of Isaiah 117 House.

“Children helping children is at the very heart of Isaiah 117 House.”

This year, youth groups, scout troops, teams, children and families throughout Hamilton County are invited to set up stands in neighborhoods, at churches, at sporting events or other locations in support of the Isaiah 117 House at Chambliss Center for Children. Interested parties can go to www.ChamblissCenter.org for more information and to sign up. 

“We are very excited about this year’s Lemonade Stand Weekend,” says Kailey Holbrook, communications coordinator at Chambliss Center for Children. “The key to success is community support, and the Lemonade Stand Challenge is an easy way for children and youth to be involved. We provide all of the advertising tools. All we ask is that you provide the lemonade and be willing to spread the word about Isaiah 117 House.”