Boys who ran lemonade stand donate earnings to Brockville food bank [Video]

A seven-year-old and his four-year-old brother made a generous donation to the Brockville and Area Food Bank on Friday afternoon.

Jack and Hudson Burns ran a lemonade stand in August, which earned them $300. But instead of stashing it all in their piggy banks, the boys decided to give half of it to the food bank.

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“I just like being kind,” said Jack, with his little brother by his side. “I liked how people were saying thank you. I like that we’re helping people have more food.”

Their mother, Rachel Burns, said despite their age, she and their father try to instill a strong work effort in the boys, and the generosity comes as a bonus.

“We wanted to focus on giving back to the community,” she said.

As for the Brockville & Area Food …