Making lemonade out of lemons for Haiti

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Help for Haiti comes in the form of pink lemonade on the corner of Lost Creek Park Boulevard and Quaker Ridge Drive in Southwest Austin Monday afternoon.

A bright idea spurred during a kickboxing class came to fruition at Lost Creek Park when Christie Neville and her three children spent some time selling lemonade to passersby, collecting donations for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

"I've got to say, people have been very, very, very generous," said Neville, mother of three. "I mean, I can't believe how people just stop."

Luke, 7, and Kiki, 5, spent the Martin Luther King Jr. Day off from school volunteering their time and enjoying the sporadic sprint in the park nearby -  in between customers.

"What a great way to spend MLK," said Neville. "It's fun because it's empowering for the kids to actually to be able to do something and to help in such a faraway place when you kind of feel helpless."

Nate, 2, was also in tow as Neville walked to and from the lemonade stand as cars stopped to buy the drinks that will do more than quench thirsts.

The children raised $252.23 for the relief efforts in Haiti, being sent from the Austin Stone Community Church.

"It's a way to teach our kids how to have a heart for other people," said Neville.