MHS Entrepreneurs Make Donations to Breast Cancer Charities

Mansfield High School’s Entrepreneurship students successfully ran a small business selling custom breast cancer awareness bracelets during the fall trimester. Students presented their business proposals to each other and decided as a group to pursue the bracelet project. They collaborated to design the logo that would be printed on the bracelets, and then worked on how to market the business and increase sales. After analyzing their finances, students determined that a total of $500 would be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the Boston Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on behalf of Mansfield High School. In addition, students also donated 150 bracelets to one of the top Boston Avon Walk for Breast Cancer walkers to use in her fundraising efforts.

Since the inception of this “small business” project in Mrs. Prester’s Entrepreneurship classes, students have donated nearly $4,000 to local charities and organizations, while also funding future trimesters of Entrepreneurship students to complete the same project. The project was born from a grant awarded by the Mansfield Education Foundation to increase classroom innovation and authentic learning experiences.