Sale at school benefits ACS

Manalapan

MANALAPAN - Because it is never too soon to learn to manage money or learn the basic tenets of a capitalist economy, Suzanne Paris' second grade pupils will be holding a three-day "sale" in her classroom at the Milford Brook School, Globar Drive.

Paris said pupils will bring in "unwanted treasures" to sell to fellow pupils who attend the K-3 school. The sale will take place from April 26-30 and is expected to include items such as toys, books, stuffed animals, etc.

She said there will also be a "bank" that parents or pupils may contribute to with donations of 25 cents or more. Paris said parents can also deliver checks to the school that will go into the till that will be presented to the American Cancer Society at the end of the event.

Paris said her pupils are holding the "recycling" event as an extension of the celebration of Earth Day, which was celebrated on April 22. She said the children will learn that they can make money by recycling and they will be able to apply the math skills they have learned.

The sale will also teach the pupils the importance of how to make and manage money when it is left to them to "run the store."

Paris said the children will set up the merchandise, price the items, collect the money, make change and keep a record of what their "business" makes over the course of the sale. The store will be open to fellow students, staff members and parents who want to come in and make a purchase.

Paris said all proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society as the children wanted. Just as important as the donation, she said, is that "there will be a lot of learning going on."

- Kathy Baratta