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Lemonade Day will return to Manchester for the third year in a row Thursday May 16 from 10 a.m. until noon.

The youth entrepreneurship program is hosted by The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce with community support.

Lemonade Day is a program that teaches students how to create a business plan, market a product, and determine the cost per cup of lemonade sold to make a profit.

The program is a partnership with Manchester City Schools, and will culminate in more than 30-student operated lemonade stands May 16.

“There will be a stand at each of the eight elementary schools and then we will have 24 additional locations,” Chamber Director Katy Riddle said during a recent Chamber luncheon.

During the luncheon, Manchester Mayor Marilyn Howard read a proclamation, officially declaring Thursday, May 16 as Lemonade Day in Manchester.

Since its inception in 2007 in Houston, Texas, Lemonade Day has grown from serving 2,700 children in one city to more than one million in more than 80 licensed markets throughout the United States and other countries.

“Lemonade Day has developed a playbook to unlock youth potential and talent through opportunity creation,” Nicole Cassier-Mason, Lemonade Day National chief executive officer, said in a statement. “Our program is infused with life skills, business and financial literacy, character education, career exploration and mentorship.”

For more information about Manchester’s Lemonade Day, visit www.manchestertnchamber.org.