K-Kids offer sweet messages

The 40 K-Kids at Barkley Elementary School in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, sold “candy grams” to spread love and cheer this past Valentine’s Day. The club had a difficult time deciding how much to charge for the sweet treats, explains K-Kid Linnea Phillips.

“After many motions and discussions about the price, the students decided 25 cents was what the student body could afford,” she says. “We sold them for a full school week and called a special meeting on a Friday afternoon to make and deliver the candy grams in time for Valentine’s Day.”

Each candy gram was packaged in a small bag of candy with an attached message students wrote when they purchased them. The K-Kids sold 949 candy grams and made a profit of $173.26. At the school’s end-of-the-year picnic, the K-Kids will select charities to receive the funds.