Founded in 2002 to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the 19th Annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae Place in River Forest, has raised more than $400,000 for local charities since that first year, when it raised $400 for Hephzibah Children’s Association. In 2020, LemonAid raised nearly $80,000.
Attendees gather around on their bikes on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Grace Hampson (right), of River Forest, puts a donation in the jar Sept. 11 during the 19th Annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae Place in River Forest. | Alex Rogals/Staff Photographer 
Kids wait for cotton candy on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Tommy Sears, of River Forest, takes donations from cars driving on Chicago Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Attendees enjoy freshly spun cotton candy on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Danielle McCarthy, middle, gives some lemonade to Michael Moster and his sister, Marian Moster, all of River Forest, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Musicians from School of Rock perform on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
The 2011 banner is seen on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Attendees walk towards the event on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Patrick Reed, left, and Eli Nash, both of River Forest, play cornhole together on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Attendees take photos in a photobooth on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Attendees donate cash on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during the annual LemonAid fundraiser on Bonnie Brae in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer