The old cliché, "When life gives you lemons...make lemonade!" was brought to life last Friday at the Garberville Farmers' Market when students from Redway Elementary School set up a lemonade stand at the Farmers’ Market in Garberville to raise money for their school.
The last three years of California education budget cuts have hit schools hard. Governor Brown has proposed another series of "trigger cuts" if the Tax Initiative, California Proposition 30, doesn't get the votes required to pass this November. Locally, there have been efforts by parents and community members to raise money for school programs and recently students from Redway Elementary School have gotten involved.

News Coordinator, Terri Klemetson, aired this news piece on the August 10, 2012 edition of the KMUD local news. Use the player below to hear the story.

Use the links below to get more Information about the November Tax Initiative:                    

• Ballotpedia description of the Ballot Initiative
• CBS San Francisco coverage of the Tax Initiative
• UC Newsroom coverage of U.C. Regents endorsement of the Tax Initiative
• California Secretary of State Web Page showing the November 2012 Statewide Ballot Measures