Canon City boys sell lemonade to raise money for young cancer patient

Two boys in Canon City are inspiring everyone by hosting a lemonade stand to help support a family friend during her second battle with cancer.

ONLY ON NEWS FIVE AT FIVE.TWO BOYS IN CANON CITY AREINSPIRING EVERYONE..BY HOSTING A LEMONADE STAND TOHELP SUPPORT A FAMILY FRIEND.DURING HER SECOND BATTLE WITHCANCER.NEWS FIVE'S NATALIE CHUCK JOINSUS NOW LIVE IN DOWNTOWN CANONCITY.

WITH THE INSPIRING STORY..ELIZABETH.ANTHONY AND JJ ESQUIBELDEDICATED THEIR ENTIRE FRIDAY.TORAISING MONEY FOR AN EIGHTEENMONTH OLD IN THE COMMUNITY.WHILE SHE UNDERGOES TREATMENTFOR CANCER ONCE AGAIN.

ANDTHEY'VE SEEN SO MUCH SUPPORT.NOT ONLY FROM CANON CITY.

BUTALL OVER THE COUNTRY.NAT POPWHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS."IT'S BEEN HARD TO COME TO TERMSWITH IT." MAKE.LEMONADE!THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT TEN YEAR OLDANTHONY ESQUIBEL DECIDED TO DO.WHEN HE HEARD THAT EIGHTEENMONTH OLD CAPRI KNIES IS BACK INTHE HOSPITAL.

BATTLING A SECONDROUND OF CANCER..."WE HAD ACTUALLY SEEN THEINTERVIEW ON NEWS FIVE.

AND MYSONLOOKED AT ME, WE BOTH HAD TEARSSTREAMING DOWN OUR FACE AND HESAID MOM.

WE NEED TO DOSOMETHING FOR THE FAMILY."FOR SEVEN HOT HOURS.

ANTHONY ANDHIS LITTLE BROTHER JJ STOODIN THEIR DRIVEWAY.TRADING LEMONADE FOR DONATIONS."WELL WE FELT BAD SO I HAD ANIDEA AND SAID WHY DON'T WE JUSTOPEN UP A LEMONADE STAND.

WELLWE DID!"THE STAND WAS ORIGINALLY MEANTTO HELP GET ANTHONY TO WATERWORLD.BUT EVERYTHING CHANGED.

BECAUSEOF CAPRI.

"I SAID WELL WE'REGUNNA DO THE LEMONADE STAND, WHYDON'T WE DONATE SOME OF THEPROCEEDS TO THE FAMILY FROM THELEMONADE STAND AND HE SAYS WELLMOM, WE NEED TO DONATE ALL OFTHE PROCEEDS TO THE FAMILY."AN ACT OF KINDNESS.

INSPIRINGEVERYONE.

NAT POP FROMFIREFIGHTERS VISITING AS CARSLINED UP ONSUNLIGHT WAY..."IT WAS AMAZING.

TO KNOW THAT HECARES AND THAT I'M RAISING HIMRIGHT AND I'M RAISING HIM WITH AGOOD HEART, BECAUSE THAT'S WHATMATTERS" AND DONATIONS FLOODEDIN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY."MY SON'S PRESCHOOL TEACHERSFROM WHILE WE LIVED IN ILLINOIS.MY FRIEND WHO LIVES IN HAWAII!"AND WHILE CAPRI SENT THIS PHOTOTO THE FAMILY AS A THANK YOU.ANTHONY HAS A MESSAGE BACK TOHER.

"HELLO!

WE ALL LOVE YOU!LET'S HOPE THAT YOU BEATCANCER!"I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW AMAZING ITWAS TO MEET THOSE TWO BOYSTODAY.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE ITTO THE LEMONADE STAND.

ITDOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T DONATE.WE'LL HAVE WAYS FOR YOU TO GETIN CONTACT WITH ANTHONY'S MOMOVER ON OUR WEBSITE KOAA DOTCOM...ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR YOUCANON CITY.

NATALIE CHUCK, NEWSFIVE