LIBERTY CITY, TX -- What appeared to be the classic child's lemonade stand has given a big lift to an East Texas father's cancer treatment.
Six-year-old Drew Cox was charging 25 cents per glass of lemonade at the stand he set up Saturday in front of his house in Liberty City. KLTV-TV of Tyler reports his father, Randy Cox, has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and Drew came up with the idea to help his dad feel better.
"He is so important to me. We like to play with each other; Lots of times we like to play games," Drew told KLTV-TV.
Drew's lemonade stand has also made a mark on his community.
A block party swelled around the stand, with cars and people lined up around the block for lemonade.
Drew's family says people came from as far as 70 miles away for a glass of lemonade, generating more than $10,000 to help with Randy Cox's medical bills.
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