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Making lemonade for a cause
Brooklet girl helps fire victim
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Ragan Locke, left, and friend Lauren Hardin sold lemonade to help a house fire victim. - photo by Special
It wasn’t just any old lemonade stand Ragan Locke set up on Bell Road last week; she was raising money for a neighbor who lost his home to a house fire.Jeremy Moire’s home was totally destroyed May 22. He said they suspect “something that was smoldering” from a brush fire two days earlier reignited, and consumed his shed, pole barn and home.In a compassionate move, 11-year-old Locke, who will attend seventh grade classes at Southeast Bulloch Middle School in the fall, decided to set up shop to raise money for Moir.“I had insurance but she asked me if she could do it and I said yes,” he said. “I knew it would make her feel good to help somebody.”Lock and her friend, 11-year-old Lauren Hardin, sold ice cold lemonade, chewy cake, pound cake slices and cookies last Saturday at the brightly decorated stand on Bell Road, raising $180 to help Moir, who lost everything in the fire.People stopped for the cool refreshments and asked questions about the girls’ endeavor, Locke said.“I was just glad to go out there and do it,” she said.
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