A school store is a great way to teach kids about money and business. You can have kids participate in all areas of running the store, such as ordering, pricing, inventory, and taking money and making change. Some schools do make the school store into a good revenue stream, but it takes time and it's probably not the number one goal. If you want to continue to run the school store, you might look into making it more of a teaching tool. If the store is considered just a fundraiser, I can understand why the president would want to shut it down -- especially if you're the only volunteer who spends time in the school. It's a matter of opportunity cost -- there likely are a lot of other ways to use that valuable time than running a school store that isn't especially profitable. As far as the reward outing for your top fundraising sellers, that's pretty common. If the commitment has already been made to the kids, your group has to honor it. But that doesn't mean you can't change it for next time. If others are insistent on having rewards for the kids, you might have classrooms compete against each other rather than rewarding individuals. That at least promotes more of a feeling of team and "we're in this together."
- Craig
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