Roses & Raspberries

ROSES to David McMahan of Chapel Hill, who at the age of 10 is already an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

One morning recently David, after checking to make sure it was OK, set up a lemonade stand outside the Kidzu Children's Museum on Franklin Street. His mom, Dana McMahan, took him shopping for supplies, and he spent three hours in the sun selling cups of refreshing beverage to passersby.

By the end of his shift, he'd made $41. But his wasn't a for-profit venture; instead, with $40 in matching funds from his mom, David presented museum executive director Cathy Maris with a check for $81 made out to Kidzu Children's Museum.

In an accompanying letter, he wrote that he "wanted to help raise money for the museum because I want kids to have fun and have a great learning experience."