A 6-year-old Denver boy opened up a lemonade stand earlier last month, one day after his father died from cancer.
Brady Campbell’s stand fulfilled a dying wish from his father who lost his battle with colon cancer on July 7th.
Brady told FOX 31 Denver – “My dad and I came up with the idea of a lemonade stand to take my mom on a date because I didn’t have enough money and I wanted to pay, so I did it.”
Campbell’s stand caught the attention of a Denver police officer who called in other first responders.
Brady’s mother Amanda said, “It was amazing. You could just feel the warmth and energy and such a positive thing in such a tragic time for us. It really lifted our spirits and really made Brady so happy. Brandon was a savvy businessman and wanted to teach Brady all those lessons, and I could just [see] it happening. It made my heart really happy.”
The stand raised $244 the first day and a virtual GoFundMe lemonade stand has brought in more than $12,000 to continue the mother-son dates and for cancer research.
Brady plans to make the date with his mom a weekly occurrence. For their first one, he said they may go for sushi and ice cream.
Amanda said, “Maybe we will have our Friday night date night. Brandon and I used to do that, so I think we will start that and take the time to spend that time together, I feel like [the lemonade stand] gives some purpose to such a tragedy.”