LEWISTON — So, you’re a kid and a little bit of money comes your way. The choices are endless. School clothes? Fast food? The latest and greatest toy?

Cielo Escobar and her team of helpers made a cool $50 selling lemonade Wednesday on Wilson Street, but they didn’t want any of those things.

“I thought they would just and go buy candy or something,” said Cielo’s mother, Gemma. “But they said instead of keeping the money, they want to use it to help Jordan Flynn. They want to do something good.”

Flynn, 14, of Lewiston is being treated for Fanconi anemia, a rare blood disorder that destroys bone marrow and makes its victims extremely susceptible to cancer.

Cielo, 8, heard about Flynn’s struggles from her cousin, Isaac, who is a friend of the stricken girl. Immediately, Cielo knew what she wanted to do with her lemonade loot.

“I didn’t want to be stingy,” she said. “I thought about that girl and about cancer. I wanted to help out.”

Cielo has dark eyes, dark hair and smiles almost constantly. She’s just a kid, but her decidedly adult-sized generosity rallied the neighborhood.

Friends Brycin and Halie Vachon came from a few doors down to help staff the lemonade stand. Gemma decided to bake cupcakes to sell along with the sweet lemonade.

Isaac Escobar heard what was going on and decided to chip in, as well.

“I came out of football practice and saw my cousin out here doing this,” said Isaac, 14. “I thought, why not help out for a couple hours?”

Wilson Street is a short street that runs across East Avenue from CVS. It’s not heavily traveled, but if you happen to be driving near the intersection of East Avenue and Sabattus Street, the lemonade stand with its bright yellow awning catches the eye.

“There have been a lot of people walking by, too,” Isaac said.

Business was brisk Wednesday; enough so that within about two hours, Cielo and her helpers had raised right around $50. That’s a pretty good haul by typical lemonade standards. But as far as the children are concerned, it’s not enough. They plan to be back on the sidewalk Thursday, selling lemonade and cupcakes and hoping to raise more money for Flynn, who remains hospitalized.

By nightfall Wednesday, the kids were still out there. So were several neighborhood adults who couldn’t stop marveling over Cielo’s altruism. Eight years old and all she wanted to do with her newfound dough was to help a stranger in need.

“I’m very proud of her,” Gemma said. Some of the money will be used to get Jordan a wig, she said.

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