A neighbourhood lemonade stand can seem like a small summer ritual: a folding table, a pitcher and a few coins dropped into a jar. For Rowan Daniel Rieve, however, it became the beginning of a much larger legacy. While undergoing years of treatment for brain cancer, the 12-year-old from Sugar Hill, Georgia, decided to raise money for childhood cancer research. The stand brought in just $22.25, but the gesture eventually inspired an anonymous donation of more than $100,000 in his honour, states an online report by North Gwinnett Voice.
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