TREP$ marketplace opens Saturday
| 01 May 2013 | 04:39
Pictured here are TREP$ entreprenuers Christian, Maryann, Brendan and Jared displaying the items they created and will be making available for sale this Saturday, May 4, at Golden Hill Elementary School in Florida.
Here are a sample of the items that have been created by young entrepreneurs from Golden Hill Elementary School that will be on sale this Saturday, May. 4.
Wind chimes
A custom-designed pencil.
FLORIDA — The Golden Hill Elementary School’s TREP$ marketplace will be open for business this Saturday, May 4, from 3 to 5 p.m.
TREP$, short for entrepreneurs, is a six-week after-school program for fourth- and fifth-graders designed to teach them how to be entrepreneurs, from creating their product, to building a business plan to marketing and selling their crafts.
Among the innovative products are birdhouses, jewelry, caps and hats, masks, soaps, hair accessories, puzzles, custom tie-dye shoelaces, dog treats, pens, pencils, candy and other sweet treats, as well as lots of homemade crafts. Many items are appropriate as Mother’s Day gifts.
Golden Hill Elementary is located at 478 Round Hill Road in the Village of Florida.
Admission is free.