People lined up Saturday at a small table on Charm Ridge Drive as Hudson Patrick, 6, handed out pink and yellow lemonade, smiling at his customers. A "Help support Hurricane Harvey victims" sign hung on the front of the table.
Patrick, a first-grader at Pioneer Trail Elementary School, donated his lemonade stand proceeds to the JJ Watt Hurricane Relief, run by Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt, to help individuals impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
"We're trying to get a lot of money so JJ Watt can take it to Texas and give it to people," he said. "They lost all their homes and clothes. Maybe they'll be able to move to a new home."
He raised $1,076 - $606 just on Saturday.
This was the third time he set up his stand. The first two times were Sept. 2 and Sept. 4.
His mom, Allison Patrick, said the idea behind the lemonade stand came after she asked Hudson if he wanted to help people affected by the hurricane.
"I'm very proud because we just gave him this idea and he ran with it," she said. "I'm proud to see how excited he is of helping people in this situation. Hopefully this will help him going forth, seeing that his good deeds do pay off and that people really do notice."
More than 780 miles away, Houston resident Vanessa Roberston Gray saw a Facebook post about Patrick's lemonade stand and wanted to help. She is matching what he raises dollar for dollar, meaning a total of $2,152 went toward the J.J. Watts Foundation.
Gray, originally from Fulton, has never met the Patricks but said she was impressed by what the young boy was doing.
"I think (the lemonade stand) gives people an understanding of the fact that one person can make a difference, and it's just such a simple thing, a 6-year-old doing a lemonade stand," Gray said. "I think if someone from Missouri wants to do a lemonade stand, the least I can do is maybe raise awareness for what we're going through."
Hudson spoke at Tuesday's Jefferson City Council meeting about his fundraiser, receiving donations from council and community members. Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin also gave him a Jefferson City coin and a hand-written note, which Hudson said made him proud.
Allison said she hopes other children, including Hudson's two younger brothers, and adults will see one person can help others, even if that person is several hundred miles away. Hudson said some of his friends saw his lemonade stand and said they wanted to help, too.
"Always look at the cars and wave to them," Hudson advised other children wanting to start lemonade stands.
Hudson might hold another lemonade stand for Hurricane Irma's Florida victims.