Girls brew root beer for college money

Milwaukee -- A Milwaukee 10-year-old says the root beer that bears her name and that of her younger sister is designed to pay for the their college education.

Haley Jurena, who is on track to graduate high school in 2016, said the homemade vanilla root beer will first pay for her education, then that of her 5-year-old sister, Annabelle, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Monday.

"We're going to pay for my college first, and hopefully have enough left for Annabelle," she said.

Parents Dave and Jill Jurena said about 6,200 bottles of Haley and Annabelle's Vanilla Root Beer have been sold at local businesses during the past seven months, raising about $2,000 for the college funds.

Dave Jurena said he mixes the root beer with his daughters in the kitchen of his restaurant, The Soup Market.

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