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Boy
selling
lemonade
gives
check
to help
Detroit
DETROIT
- A
9-year-old
raised
$3,600 -
more
than
tripling
his
$1,000
goal.
Joshua
Smith
presented
Detroit
a check
Tuesday
for more
than
$2,800.
His
father,
Flynn
Smith,
says the
rest
will be
sent
electronically.
The sale
began
last
week
when
Joshua
says he
heard a
radio
report
about
the
city's
money
problems
while
heading
to his
piano
lessons
and
decided
to take
action.
The
city's
budget
deficit
exceeds
$200
million,
and
Detroit
this
year
entered
into an
agreement
with the
state
that's
aimed at
fixing
the
city's
finances.
The
money is
expected
to be
earmarked
for
parks
and
recreation.
Joshua's
sale
also
included
fruit
punch,
water
and
popcorn.
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