Martensville Messenger June 23, 2016 | Page 3

martensville messenger - june 23, 2016 - Page 3 MARTENSVILLE PHARMACY Monday-Friday 9-8 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 Closed Holidays 17 Centennial Drive North 306-931-2868 Martensville Youth Makes a Difference For His Family With Juice Stand Marcy Cross, Martensville Messenger An entire community came together after a social media post went viral about a young Martensville boy that started up a juice stand in order to help his family out financially. Numerous stories about ten-year old Jayden were seen on various media outlets throughout the province, and he had people coming from as far as Prince Albert to purchase a cup of juice. This all began after a chance encounter took place at the local grocery store between Jayden and Martensville resident, Lise LeBlanc. LeBlanc met the young boy and had a short conversation with him and was thoroughly impressed with Jayden’s incredible story, so decided to post about it on her Facebook page. In her post, LeBlanc mentioned how polite and amazing Jayden was, and how the young boy told her about the lemonade stand he had set up on Main Street to help his family out, as his dad had been laid off recently, and the family was currently without power in their home. Jayden invited LeBlanc to come and purchase a cup of juice; however, she didn’t have any change on her at the time. Jayden then took a loonie out of his own pocket and handed it to LeBlanc, telling her to stop by later because he’d love some company. Once posting about her experience, friends and family began sharing the story, and news quickly spread. The original post currently has over 3200 shares, and over 2700 likes. As people learned about this incredible boy, customers began flocking to his juice stand, which is located in front of Heritage Manor on Main Street in Martensville. Jayden never expected so many people to come to his juice stand, or to compliment him on what he is doing for his family. Friends, local residents and businesses, and people from out of town came together to help support his efforts. Martensville resident Heather Hogg was a repeat customer at Jayden’s juice stand. “What an amazing young boy we have in our community. I stopped by Main Street and as we were waiting in line to get our juice, I had tears streaming down my face. Knowing that there are these kind, caring, thoughtful young people in our city is so heartwarming,” Hogg commented. During her wait, she witnessed even more kindness, as Vern’s Pizza in Martensville stopped by to bring the family fresh pizza for supper, and she saw people paying up to $20 for a cup of juice. “We live in the best community, a community that comes together when some of our very own citizens are suffering severe hardship,” Hogg added. RIGHT: Jayden (on the right) and his juice stand helper, had a variety of options available for their thirsty customers. Jayden’s father is a mechanic, who lost his job a few weeks ago. The family is feeling financial pressure due to this and was staring down a $1800 electrical bill, and had been without power for a while at that point. Jayden raised approximately $1000 through the juice stand, all of which will be going towards the family’s bills. FRIDGE NEWS A listing of upcoming events in and around Martensville To place your organization’s ad, contact the Martensville Messenger