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Angelina Jolie helps young boys running lemonade stand for Yemen aid

September 8, 2020 04:40 PM


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Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie donated to a fundraiser called "Lemonade for Yemen-Aid," organized by two boys in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Yemen Crisis Appeal.

The two boys in Seven Kings whose “Lemonade for Yemen-Aid” fundraiser went viral have a new fan in Angelina Jolie who sent them a personalised letter and a large donation.

The superstar sent the boys this personal note along with a large donation. 

Best mates Ayaan Moosa and Mikaeel Ishaaq, who were nominated for the Recorder and Redbridge Rotary Club’s Young Citizens Award after initially raising £5,000 for the Yemen Crisis Appeal from a simple lemonade stand, were surprised to get a letter from the American superstar and humanitarian.

In the letter, Ms Jolie thanked them for helping children in Yemen and said: “I’m sorry I’m not able to buy a lemonade from you, but I’d still like to make a donation to your stand.”

The boys raised about £5,000 for the actual lemonade stand in early July and an additional £10,000 since then after their story went viral. 

After the boys were first featured in the Recorder they were interviewed on various TV and radio stations, including the BBC which is where Ms Jolie saw the story.

Her office reached out to Ayaan’s mother Adeela Moosa about the project and asked how the boys started it and a few days ago a note and the donation arrived.



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