A glass of lemonade on the blacktop at Sunrise Elementary School in Sturgeon Bay not only quenched your thirst but a need in the community. For the second summer in a row, Sunrise Elementary summer school students took to their playground to host a lemonade stand as a part of their summer school class. The proceeds from the sale go toward a new playground, but this time around, it will not be at their school. In May, the Sturgeon Bay School District received an $80,000 grant from the Destination Door County Community Investment Fund to support Sunrise's efforts to build a new ADA-accessible playground for its students and nearby community members.  The new playground would have a poured-in rubberized surface and equipment to allow people of all ability levels to play together. After five years of fundraising, Sunrise Elementary looks to break ground on its new playground. Volunteer Kendra Vandertie says the students focused on their friends at Sawyer Elementary School.

Teacher Mandy Schoeneman says the students are not only having fun with their lemonade stand but also learning a lot.

The class will have to sell a lot of lemonade and other treats to bring similar joy to Sawyer Elementary students who are in need of new playground equipment. Vandertie says they are approximately $400,000 short of their fundraising goal.