NEW ORLEANS – Bollinger Enterprises, LLC, Chairman and CEO Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger, will serve as the official New Orleans City Champion for Lemonade Day Louisiana’s sixth annual celebration.
More than 20,000 kids across Louisiana are expected to participate in the popular youth initiative on Saturday, April 30.
Last week, Bollinger joined the Saints, Pelicans, Lemonade Day Louisiana Co-Founder and Georges Enterprises CEO John Georges, and dozens of youth at a special conference to officially kick-off the event in New Orleans.
With his previous success as the former CEO of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. Bollinger is continuing his legacy of helping Louisiana youth. After receiving the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America, Bollinger has been dedicated to helping youth across the state. Bollinger is no stranger to giving back to his hometown, as he devotes a considerable amount of time to professional and civic organizations such as Chairman of the Nicholls State University Foundation and Second Vice President of the Audubon Commission.
“I am truly humbled and honored to serve as this year’s New Orleans City Champion for Lemonade Day Louisiana,” said Bollinger. “Receiving the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America helped me to realize how important it is to get our youth active and make a difference in the community. Lemonade Day is a great start to teaching our youth the importance of entrepreneurship.”
In 1971, Bollinger earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette and has been a dedicated public servant ever since. Bollinger currently serves as Chairman of First Bank and Trust, and has served as Chairman of the following organizations: Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation, The National World War II Museum, Shipbuilders Council of America, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), Business Council of New Orleans, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana, Young Presidents Organization, United Way of South Louisiana and the New Orleans Region of the Boy Scouts of America.
“Boysie has dedicated his life to serving this community and we could not think of a more befitting person to lead our efforts in New Orleans,” said Jordan Piazza, Executive Director of Lemonade Day Louisiana. “Boysie cut grass as a kid and used those skills to successfully operate a successful business. As one of our inaugural sponsors, Boysie embodies everything that we look for in our city champions and we are truly honored to have him this year.”
More than 20,000 youth across Louisiana are expected to participate in the program this year. On Lemonade Day, everyone has an important job to do to support these future entrepreneurs. The entire community is encouraged to purchase lemonade from the many stands that will be set-up throughout the state on Saturday, April 30th.
Lemonade Day Louisiana is a free, community-wide program that fosters entrepreneurship and character development among Louisiana's youth ages 4-18 by supporting them in establishing and operating their own lemonade businesses. Young entrepreneurs are provided with a free backpack, which contains detailed support materials including an Entrepreneur Workbook to help them establish their lemonade stand. These entrepreneurs are advised to spend a little, save a little and share a little by donating a portion of their proceeds to a local charity of their choice. After covering their expenses and paying back their investors, children are encouraged to open a youth savings account. Registration and participation is free and all youngsters are encouraged to participate. Youth can now register for the program online by visiting Louisiana.lemonadeday.org.
More than 30 corporate sponsors have teamed up to once again bring Lemonade Day to Louisiana on Saturday, April 30, 2016, including Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, The Advocate Newspapers, CSRS, Inc., Acadian Companies, the New Orleans Saints, the New Orleans Pelicans, LED, First NBC Bank, Ochsner Health System and a host of statewide corporate sponsors and partners.
Since 2010, Lemonade Day Louisiana has provided more than 75,000 youth across Louisiana with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs. This year’s program is set to be the largest to date, since entrepreneurs John Georges and Todd Graves introduced the program to Louisiana youth six years ago.
