Right now, though, he said he is saving his money in the hopes of one day buying a trailer to sell his drinks from.Ĭyr-Edward's attitude and work ethic are just as refreshing as the drinks he sells, according to his customers. And one day, he said, he hopes to become a professional football player with a degree in culinary arts. High School as a freshman this fall, is not making lemonade, he is playing football for the Detroit Spartans. When Cyr-Edward, who is preparing to attend Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve always wanted him to have a business mindset, so I feel that it is my job to keep this momentum going” Maxwell said. “When the cars start lining up outside, I come running out the house to help him. She said she is extremely proud of her son said and loves watching his business soar.Ĭyr-Edward Shearon, 14, and his mother Laverne Naize prepare orders for customers at CB's Lemonade Plus on 7 Mile Road in Detroit on Sept. His mom, who is working from home during the pandemic, said she helps her son prepare the lemonade at night and sell it during the day. More: Detroiter overcame vision problems, living in her car, 2 broken legs More: Fathers in the spotlight at Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre's first sold-out show in 2 years “And, at night, I make more for the next day.” “I pretty much sell out every day,” he said, with a big smile on his face. But the one constant is that the many customers who walk, or drive, up to the blue awning stand he sells from tend to buy him out of all the drinks he has for sale. Sometimes, his customers are frequent buyers. On any given day of the week that Cyr-Edward is out selling his drinks, traffic outside of his home can be anywhere from two to three cars nonstop or a stretch of vehicles wrapped around his Greenlawn Street corner. From left, jars of grape kool-aid, pink lemonade, orange pineapple punch, blue raspberry kool-aid, green apple kool-aid, and Lemonade 14 at CB's Lemonade Plus on 7 Mile Road in Detroit on Sept.
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