Make social activism a part of your social life.

A message from our President and co-founder, Madi.

“wanna know The best way for kids to help communities during covid19? Don’t get sick! Stay home!

the aftermath of this crisis will be a long, hard battle for people to meet their basic needs. that’s when youth activists and volunteers can contribute. we’ll keep you updated with safe ways to help. Till then, STAY HOME! We have work to do when this is over!”

Madi is hosting ZOOM PHILANTHROPARTIES! Follow our social media for details! Join her to make cards that will be delivered to 200 Seniors at the VA Hospital grounds and to medical workers at local hospitals. Cards are delivered with fresh, organic, nutritious meals from the amazing chefs at our partners FOOD LOVE. Meals and card deliveries will be made by our college-aged Lemonaid Warrior young adult members. Once a Warrior, always a warrior! Last week alone, they delivered 200 meals to senior Veterans and Medical workers.

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WATCH MADI AND LULU ON Doctor OZ!

DOCTOR OZ IS OUR NEWEST LEMONAID WARRIOR! FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN MAKE SOCIAL-GOOD A PART OF YOUR SOCIAL LIFE. CLICK TO WATCH OUR SEGMENT!

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR BOOK?! CLICK ON IT BELOW AND FIND OUT HOW EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOSTING YOUR OWN PhilanthroParties! LULU AND MADI SHARE ALL THE DETAILS!

Check out the PRAISE including a STARRED review on BookList!

LemonAID Warriors activates the next generation of Leaders, one PhilanthroParty Event at a time.

LemonAid Warriors are making an impact by making social activism a part of our social lives. Since 2010, our PhilanthroParty Planning Guides have helped raise over $150,000 for local and global causes and inspired over 10,000 hours of volunteer service. Our action plans have been downloaded over 165,000 times and inspired hundreds of PhilanthroParty events worldwide. Sign-up below for PhilanthroParty Planning tips and tools to throw your own PhilantroParty!

About Us

Madi chosen as Top Teen in Ventura Blvd Magazine. Click here!

MEET MADI!! OUR CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF LEMONAID WARRIORS.

I was in Kindergarten when Lulu invited me to be the co-founder of LemonAID Warriors and host my first PhilanthroParty. I fell in love with the concept that giving back can be so much fun and have a powerful impact. I participated in every LemonAID Warriors event and was soon made VP, in charge of most lower-school events like our Beauty Brunches to support homeless women, Can Carnivals for the hungry, Art With A Heart for hospitalized children and more. I acted as VP of LemonAID Warriors from aged 9-13 where I shared our PhilanthroParty Action Plans with my community of peers who were preparing for our Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. I provided this content for our book PhilanthroParties!, published by Simon and Schuster. At 14, I took over LemonAID Warriors as President, when Lulu, my co-founder went to college. Since then we have grown to include high school clubs along with lower school activities. I'm a proud member of East Valley YMCA's Youth & Government where I served as the head of my delegation’s party in the Governor’s race in 2020.

This 3-step philanthroparty guide gets you started. Add a creative twist to any gathering to make giving part of the fun.

Step 1:

PIck a cause

What cause speaks to your heart? What do you want to fix? It might be in your community, or it might be on the other side of the world. Big or small, it all matters. Especially if it matters to you.

Step 2:

Pick a date

Look at your calendar. Turn something you’re already planning into a chance to help your cause. Birthdays, sports events, holidays, or even a simple Saturday afternoon with friends can be transformed for ultimate social impact.

Step 3:

Pick an activity

Be inspired by the theme of your chosen charity! Plan activities, recipes, and decorations that relate to the cause. If you love animals and you're having a pool party, have guests bring in old towels to donate to shelters and bake doggie treats! Check out this DIY video!

Want to learn about other creative ways our warriors have transformed their parties? Read about the PhilanthroParties that were inspired by our work.

Past Philanthroparty Events!

Looking for more detailed PhilantroParty Planner? Download our checklist.

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Warrior Spotlight

Hey Gamers! Check out this video of 15 year old long-time Warrior Ryan Bloch! He loves gaming and realized he could engage a larger audience in supporting causes he cares about by creating gaming tournament PhilanthroParties! Recently, after this article was published about his work, he was invited to Atlanta to partner and consult with national gaming organizations to create gaming tournaments for hospitalized children and to support pediatric cancer care. International plans are in the works. Ryan’s work has always been inspired by his beloved grandmother, Aileen Sherman who was an early supporter of LemonAID Warriors from the beginning. The Aileen Sherman Memorial Fund has been set up in her honor. Ryan raised over $24,000 for cancer research. SO PROUD!

See more warriors

2020 is here and so are the elections!! Madi and her LemonAID Warriors Club at Notre Dame High School are holding Voter Registration events on campus during lunch! Contact us for information on how you can start a LemonAID Warriors club or host a voter registration drive.

Press

We're really grateful for the press and partners who have told our story. Here are just a few who have helped LemonAID Warriors spread our message. A special thank you to Nickelodeon and KTLA!

Step up to our LemonAID Stand!

100% of your donation to LemonAID Warriors furthers our mission to empower the next generation of change-makers and support our signature projects. If you wish to donate to a specific project below, please specify after you click the donation link.

COVID RESPONSE: During the week of November 28th, 2019, our volunteers served meals to over 500 evacuees, first responders and Red Cross volunteers. We are partnering with the same chefs at FoodLove, to provide meals to medical support staff and senior veterans during Covid19 pandemic. We deliver 200 fresh, organic, nutritious meals through April and beyond if needed. If you’d like to donate to this effort please specify COVID19 or FOODLOVE when you make your donation. Check out this video to see us in action.

PROJECT #1. Construction of a dorm at a Corazon de Vida orphanage in Tijuana.

In August 2019, we hope to complete a new dorm for 10 teen boys and renovate an art therapy room for special-needs residents. We did this back in 2017 with a group of Warriors, led by warrior Nicholas Yotnegparian and Jasper Cerone. Check out our video!

PROJECT #2. Tennis Clinic and Extra Curricular activities for inner-city youth. Check out this video!

In July, 2019, we launched a program with high school students at Neighborhood Youth Association to host a Tennis Clinic for younger campers at the program. Check out the video to see how much fun we had! Founding member Jasper Cerone and members of The Buckley School’s Varsity Tennis Team hope to make this an ongoing program. Your donation will help us provide opportunities for inner-city youth to stay fit and experience physically engaging extra curricular experiences like this tennis clinic and like the rock climbing field trip we hosted for NYA. Please indicate SPORTS in your donation to support this cause.

PROJECT #3 Scholarships and Meals for students at African Bush Camps Foundation. (ABC Foundation)

For five years, we have provided scholarships and meal plans for students at African Bush Camps Foundation schools. Read about the work we've already done together and watch our video! Please indicate ABC Foundation in your donation.