"Do you want a small or a large?" Ava Jensen asked a customer who responded, "Two smalls."
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Ava answered, "Of course, coming right up."
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In Tiburon, California, or anywhere else, it's a rare sight for cynical eyes -- an 11-year-old girl working harmoniously with her 9-year-old brother.
In addition to lemonade, Ava and her brother Aaron Jr. sold their toys as well.
"Well, I always feel good about helping kids in need because they are just like us," said Aaron Jr.
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Their mother Shelly Jensen told us, "I am very proud of them. They want to help out. I am amazed by their level of empathy."
When asked how they teach that, she said, "We talk to them a lot."
Her husband Aaron Sr. added, "I think the kids are empowered. They get an idea. They put on a sale."
It worked -- friends and strangers alike stopped.
After buying lemonade, Jack Webb and his father Jeff came back down to donate a few more toys. And they were not the only return customers.
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"This is teaching that it doesn't matter where you are. You can help people anywhere," said neighbor Lara Dellarocca.
At the two-hour mark on Monday morning, the sweet children, their friend, and neighbors had made $40.
When life gives you a hurricane, make lemonade. It works.
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