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    Table of Contents

    Table of ContentsExecutive Summary....................................................................................2

    Abstract ......................................................................................................4

    Project Description .....................................................................................4

    Background ................................................................................................8

    Motivation and Need...................................................................................8

    Benefits ....................................................................................................10

    Support.....................................................................................................12

    Objectives.................................................................................................12

    Success Measurements ...........................................................................13

    Prerequisites.............................................................................................14

    Methods....................................................................................................15

    Deliverables..............................................................................................15

    Schedule ..................................................................................................16

    Organization .............................................................................................17

    Personal Qualifications.............................................................................18

    Summary ..................................................................................................19

    References...............................................................................................19

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    Payment Schedule ...................................................................................21

    Appendix A ...............................................................................................21

    Appendix B ...............................................................................................24

    Appendix C...............................................................................................27

    Appendix D...............................................................................................28

    Executive Summary

    Executive SummaryThe purpose of the Bonanza Project is to provide many valuable benefits

    for the entire Walnut Hills High School Community by opening a store for

    Carpe Candys use inside of the school. This proposal outlines a detailed

    plan of how Carpe Candy will successfully accomplish this task.

    Currently, Carpe Candy cannot successfully provide all of its products and

    services to all of its potential customers, which are the students and

    faculty members 1 of Walnut Hills High School. The benefits of the

    Bonanza Project will be exponentially higher than the benefits of the Blue

    Moon Project. The Bonanza Project will create a source of money, much

    larger than the Blue Moon Project produced, for Walnut Hills High School,and for Carpe Candy.

    1 A faculty member is any person who is not a student, such as a teacher,

    administrator, counselor, cafeteria worker, custodian, etc.

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    The Bonanza Project is essentially the same as the Blue Moon Project,

    except on a much larger scale. For the Blue Moon Project, Walnut Hills

    High School provided Carpe Candy with a suitable environment within the

    school for it to sell its products and services, and will be doing the same

    for the Bonanza Project. In both the Blue Moon Project and the Bonanza

    Project, Carpe Candy operates independently, and does not require any

    monetary support from Walnut Hills High School.With the Bonanza Project, Carpe Candy will be like a permanent fund-

    raiser for Walnut Hills High School. Walnut Hills High School will receive

    a constant, significant, and a guaranteed amount of money, each month,

    indefinitely.

    The Bonanza Project will give Carpe Candy a much more professional

    and respectable appearance. This will give Carpe Candy a distinct

    advantage, which will result in increased revenues for Carpe Candy, and

    increased profits for Walnut Hills High School.

    With the Bonanza Project, Carpe Candy will only be able to sell its

    products and services at times that its store is open. Dave Myers will not

    have any of Carpe Candys products with him during his school classes,

    meaning that Carpe Candy will only be able to sell its products and

    services when its store is open.

    The Bonanza Project will allow Carpe Candy to successfully sell all of its

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    products and services to all of its potential customers, something that it

    was not able to do with the Blue Moon Project.

    Abstract

    Abstract

    During the Bonanza Project, Carpe Candy will open a store, which will beinside of Walnut Hills High School. Carpe Candys store will be in the

    same area of the Old Student Store, and it will open for business at the

    beginning of the next school year. The main goal of Carpe Candy is to

    provide many valuable benefits for the entire Walnut Hills High School

    Community, and it can only do this by opening a store inside of Walnut

    Hills High School.

    Project Description

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    Project DescriptionThe Bonanza Project will provide many valuable benefits for the entire

    Walnut Hills High School Community. Wholesome products such as fresh

    muffins, fresh bagels, fresh fruit, and an assortment of milk and juices will

    be available to all of the students and faculty members of Walnut HillsHigh School. Carpe Candy may also sell a wide variety of school supplies

    to all of the students and faculty members. These items may include

    notebooks, pens, liquid paper, combination locks, calculators, and many

    more. Carpe Candy will also be able to sell necessary school materials

    that Walnut Hills High School currently sells, such as safety goggles and

    science fair display boards, for the school without making any profit from

    the sales.

    During the Bonanza Project, Carpe Candy will sell its products and

    services during five different time periods of the day - before school,

    during all three lunch periods, and after school. In order for this to occur,

    Dave Myers school schedule must be arranged accordingly. It will be

    possible for him to meet all of his academic requirements and still have

    time to operate Carpe Candys store. Dave Myers must be allowed to

    spend time during his study hall(s) operating Carpe Candys store.

    Because of the location that Carpe Candys store will be in, it will be a

    great idea for Walnut Hills High School to consider it an extension of the

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    schools cafeteria, allowing Carpe Candys customers to patronize the

    store during the schools three lunch periods.

    Carpe Candy understands that Walnut Hills High School does not

    schedule classes close to the area that Carpe Candys store will be in

    during the three lunch periods, meaning that no classes will be disrupted

    during those times. It will be possible for Carpe Candy to sell all of itsproducts and services during all three lunch periods, and for Walnut Hills

    High School to maintain control over the students inside and outside of its

    cafeteria. Because of Carpe Candys stores close location to the

    cafeteria, Walnut Hills High School will be able to reposition its hall

    monitor from outside of the cafeterias north entrance to in front of Carpe

    Candys store. This will allow the hall monitor to control the movement of

    students in the first floor north hallway and the north stairwell closest to

    the cafeteria, and at the same time allow all of Carpe Candys customers

    patronize its store during all three lunch periods. Because of the hall

    monitors inside of Walnut Hills High Schools cafeteria, the repositioned

    hall monitor will not cause any loss of student supervision.

    Carpe Candy must have complete control over the environment inside of

    its store. Carpe Candy must also have complete control over the exterior

    of the door to its store. This is obviously important so that Carpe Candys

    store will be in a presentable condition and so that Carpe Candys

    customers will have a good impression of it. Carpe Candy will not do

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    anything to the interior of its store and/or to the exterior of its door that

    would be deemed unacceptable by Walnut Hills High School.

    For the Bonanza Project, Carpe Candy will pay a fixed fee to Walnut Hills

    High School each month, as opposed to a percentage of the net profits.

    This will be beneficial for Walnut Hills High School because the school will

    be guaranteed a certain amount of money each month, and the amount ofmoney that it does receive will not be affected by slow sales and/or larger

    than normal expenses. Carpe Candy will pay a fee of ten dollars to

    Walnut Hills High School for each day it is able to sell its products and

    services in its store. On the first school day of each month, Walnut Hills

    High School will receive a payment of ten dollars for each day Carpe

    Candy was able to sell its products and services in its store during the

    previous month.

    Carpe Candy will require an adult advisor for the Bonanza Project. Mr.

    Tom Wilger, a teacher at Walnut Hills High School, has tentatively agreed

    to accept this responsibility. When necessary, he will advise Carpe

    Candy on various aspects of the Bonanza Project, and he will be

    responsible for helping handle any challenges that may arise with the

    project. He will help take some of the responsibilities that are involved

    with the Bonanza Project off the Walnut Hills High School Administration.

    He will not be expected to manage Carpe Candy on a day-to-day basis,

    and he wont have to work in Carpe Candys store. Although Mr. Wilger

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    will be Carpe Candys advisor, he will not have any liability for Carpe

    Candys actions. Mr. Wilger will officially agree to be Carpe Candys

    advisor after Walnut Hills High School approves the Bonanza Project and

    after he has spoken to Dave Myers parents.

    Obviously, the Bonanza Project will have some unpredictable results. The

    best way to know exactly what all of the results of the Bonanza Project willbe is to have a trial period. After a trial period is over, Carpe Candy and

    Walnut Hills High School can evaluate the Bonanza Project, and decide

    whether or not to continue.

    The Bonanza Project will improve Walnut Hills High Schools already

    extremely positive image. People will admire the fact that a school can

    have an independent business inside of it that benefits the school, all of

    the students and faculty members, the owner of the business, and at the

    same time has a program with extremely high standards such as Walnut

    Hills High School.

    Background

    BackgroundCarpe Candy has a strong background supporting the Bonanza Project.

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    Carpe Candy has sold candy and related products for approximately three

    years, with one year involved with the Blue Moon Project. There is a

    strong demand for candy and related products at Walnut Hills High

    School. This has been shown by the strong sales of Carpe Candy with

    the Blue Moon Project.

    The Blue Moon Project has been a phenomenal success. Carpe Candyhas met and exceeded all of its highest expectations for the project.

    Because the Bonanza Project shares the same principles with the Blue

    Moon Project, the Bonanza Project will be bigger and better, and produce

    more revenues for Carpe Candy, and more profits for Walnut Hills High

    School than the Blue Moon Project did.

    Mr. Marvin Koenig, the principal of Walnut Hills High School, has told

    Dave Myers that the Bonanza Project will not be in violation of any law or

    policy.

    Motivation and Need

    Motivation and NeedThere are several motivations and needs for the Bonanza Project:

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    Carpe Candy must be able to reach all of its potential customers.

    It is currently impossible for Carpe Candy to sell all of its products

    and services to all of the students and faculty members of Walnut

    Hills High School.

    During part of the Blue Moon Project, Carpe Candy was barely ableto sell its products and services to all of the people eating lunch on

    the Commons during the first lunch period. Most of the time, there

    were no more than a few hundred people on the Commons at that

    time, showing that Carpe Candy was only able reach a fraction of

    its potential customers.

    With a store, Carpe Candy will be able to reach all of its potential

    customers.

    Walnut Hills High School needs extra money.

    Walnut Hills High School is not in perfect condition, and would

    benefit greatly from a constant, significant, and a guaranteed

    amount of money each month.

    With the money paid to Walnut Hills High School from Carpe

    Candy, the school will be able to buy a brand new personal

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    computer each complete school year.

    Walnut Hills High School will receive ten dollars per every day

    Carpe Candy is able to sell its products and services in its store.

    Carpe Candy needs to grow and expand its business.

    _ All great companies must be in a continuous process of growth and

    expansion.

    _ If a company isnt growing and expanding, it will never make more

    money, and more important, it will never be able to reach all of its

    potential customers.

    _ With the Bonanza Project, Carpe Candy will be able to grow and

    expand so it can reach all of its potential customers, resulting in

    increased revenues for Carpe Candy, and increased profits for

    Walnut Hills High School.

    Benefits

    Benefits

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    Several benefits will come from the Bonanza Project which will help

    Walnut Hills High School and Carpe Candy:

    Carpe Candy will be able to reach all of its potential customers.

    All of the students and faculty members of Walnut Hills High

    School will be able to purchase all of Carpe Candys products and

    services from its store.

    Walnut Hills High School will be provided with an extra source

    of money.

    Walnut Hills High School will receive a constant, significant, and a

    guaranteed amount of money from Carpe Candy each month.

    Walnut Hills High School will receive enough money each complete

    school year to buy a brand new personal computer.

    Carpe Candy will grow and expand its business.

    The Bonanza Project will allow Carpe Candy to grow and expand

    its business so that it can sell all of its products and services to all

    of its potential customers, resulting in increased revenues for

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    Carpe Candy, and increased profits for Walnut Hills High School.

    Support

    SupportThe majority of the support for the Bonanza Project comes from Carpe

    Candys customers. Some of this support has even been shown by

    people offering to work in Carpe Candys store. The Bonanza Project is

    also strongly supported by the faculty of Walnut Hills High school. Carpe

    Candy also has a great deal of support for the Bonanza Project from thegreat success of the Blue Moon Project.

    Objectives

    ObjectivesBelow is a list of objectives that the Bonanza Project will address:

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    Providing many valuable benefits for the entire Walnut Hills High

    School Community.

    Allowing Carpe Candy to sell all of its products and services to all

    of the students and faculty members of Walnut Hills High School.

    This objective will be addressed through the use of a store which

    will be inside of Walnut Hills High School. This will take place onthe first day of school in the 2000 - 2001 school year.

    Providing a constant, significant, and a guaranteed source of

    money for Walnut Hills High School. On the first school day of

    each month, Carpe Candy will give ten dollars to Walnut Hills High

    School for each day it was able to sell its products and services in

    its store during the previous month.

    Allowing Carpe Candy to grow and expand its business. This will

    be accomplished through opening a store inside of Walnut Hills

    High School, resulting in increased revenues for Carpe Candy, and

    increased profits for Walnut Hills High School. This effect will occur

    relatively soon after Carpe Candy opens its store on the first day of

    school in the 2000 - 2001 school year.

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    Success Measurements

    Success MeasurementsThe Bonanza Project will be a success if the following criteria are met:

    If the entire Walnut Hills High School Community is provided with

    many valuable benefits.

    If Carpe Candy is able to sell all of its products and services to all

    of the students and faculty members of Walnut Hills High School

    with a store.

    If Walnut Hills High School is provided with a constant, significant,and a guaranteed source of money from Carpe Candy.

    If Carpe Candy receives increased revenues, and if Walnut Hills

    High School receives increased profits due to the growth and

    expansion of Carpe Candys business.

    Prerequisites

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    PrerequisitesBefore the Bonanza Project can begin, Walnut Hills High School must

    agree to all of the following prerequisites:

    _ Walnut Hills High School will have no control over the management

    of Carpe Candy. If Walnut Hills High School wants any aspect of

    Carpe Candy to be changed, it must discuss its ideas with the

    company for approval.

    _ Carpe Candy must be able to sell any type of product or service.

    Carpe Candy will not sell any product or service that is not

    permitted by the rules of Walnut Hills High School.

    _ Carpe Candy must be able to hire employees in order to helpmanage its store. All employees will be students and/or faculty

    members of Walnut Hills High School.

    Methods

    MethodsBelow is a list of methods that Carpe Candy will use in order to execute

    the Bonanza Project:

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    First step: Carpe candy will purchase its products to sell.

    Second step: Carpe Candy will bring its products to Walnut Hills

    High School in order to sell in its store to all of the students and

    faculty members at the specified times.

    Third step: Carpe Candy will give Walnut Hills High School its

    monthly payment for the previous month on the first school day of

    each month.

    Deliverables

    DeliverablesBelow is a list of deliverables that will be produced by the Bonanza

    Project:

    Many valuable benefits for the entire Walnut Hills High School

    Community.

    A store that will allow Carpe Candy to sell all of its products and

    services to all of the students and faculty members of Walnut Hills

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    High School.

    A constant, significant, and a guaranteed source of money for

    Walnut Hills High School.

    Growth and expansion of Carpe Candys business, resulting in

    increased revenues for Carpe Candy, and increased profits forWalnut Hills High School.

    Schedule

    ScheduleThe schedule for the Bonanza Project will include several simple tasks.

    These tasks will include presenting the Bonanza Project to the Local

    School Decision Making Committee of Walnut Hills High School,

    renovating Carpe Candys store, and opening Carpe Candys store for the

    first time.

    Carpe Candy would not like to conform to a strict schedule for some ofthese tasks, however, some of them require exact dates. Such tasks that

    require exact dates include presenting the Bonanza Project to the Local

    School Decision Making Committee of Walnut Hills High School, and the

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    opening of Carpe Candys store. For Carpe Candys renovation, it would

    like to be able to use any of the time between receiving approval for the

    Bonanza Project and the opening of its store for that task.

    Below is a list of dates and events pertaining to the Bonanza Project:

    Thursday, March 16, 2000 Carpe Candy will present the Bonanza Project to the Local School

    Decision Making Committee of Walnut Hills High School.

    First day of school in the 2000 - 2001 school year

    Carpe Candy will open its store for the first time.

    Note: All of the preceding dates are tentative, and are subject to change.

    Organization

    Organization

    Below is a chart detailing the responsibilities of each person working onthe Bonanza Project:

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    Project Personnel

    Person Responsibility Phone Number

    Dave Myers Executing the Bonanza Project (513) 702-5835

    Tom Wilger

    Advising Carpe Candy on the

    Bonanza Project (513) 761-8424

    Tom Koopman

    Reviewing the Bonanza Project

    proposal (513) 721-0006

    Personal Qualifications

    Personal QualificationsDave Myers is the right person to execute the Bonanza Project for several

    reasons. He has a great deal of experience in the industry that Carpe

    Candy is in. He has worked at a wholesale candy distributor located in

    Downtown Cincinnati for several months, where he learned the tricks of

    the trade for the candy business. Through executing the Blue MoonProject, Dave Myers gained a lot of experience in business administration,

    and learned that operating a business independently takes an enormous

    amount of time and dedication. He is fully prepared to dedicate all of the

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    hard work and effort that the Bonanza Project will require in order to make

    the project a great success for the entire Walnut Hills High School

    Community. Furthermore, Dave Myers has all of the necessary resources

    available to him that are needed to make the Bonanza Project a success.

    Summary

    SummaryAs you can see, the Bonanza Project will provide many valuable benefits

    for the entire Walnut Hills High School Community by opening a store for

    Carpe Candys use inside of the school.

    The Bonanza Project will provide a store for Carpe Candy inside ofWalnut Hills High School in order for it to sell all of its products and

    services to all of the students and faculty members of the school. The

    project will provide Walnut Hills High School with a constant, significant,

    and a guaranteed source of money. The project will also provide

    increased revenues for Carpe Candy, and increased profits for Walnut

    Hills High School, resulting from the growth and expansion of Carpe

    Candys business.

    On the first school day of each month Walnut Hills High School will

    receive a payment of ten dollars for each day Carpe Candy was able to

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    sell its products and services in its store during the previous month.

    References

    ReferencesBelow is a list of personal references for Dave Myers:

    Tom Koopman

    Manager

    H.K. Campbell & Co.

    (513) 721-0006

    1014 Vine St.Cincinnati, OH 45202

    [email protected]

    Pete Minges

    General Manager

    Peter Minges & Son, Inc.

    (513) 241-7376138 West Court St.

    Cincinnati, OH 45202

    [email protected]

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    Terry Eby

    Construction Foreman

    Amity Partners, Inc.

    (513) 922-6077

    5540 Pinecrest Ct.

    Cincinnati, OH [email protected]

    Payment Schedule

    Payment ScheduleWalnut Hills High School will receive a payment schedule prior to the start

    of each school year regarding payments Carpe Candy will make to the

    school for the Bonanza Project during that year.

    Appendix A

    Appendix A

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    1032 Rutledge Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45205-2096 (513) 702-5835 September 23, 1999

    RE: Solutions for concerns regarding the Bonanza Project

    To whom it may concern:

    I have met with Mr. Koenig and discussed the Bonanza Project and all ofits aspects. During this meeting he expressed one major concern. Hewas concerned about the impact that the Bonanza Project would have onother candy fund-raisers at Walnut Hills High School. His concerns areextremely valid, but do not constitute stopping the Bonanza Project. I amvery confident that we can find a solution that would solve all of thechallenges of the Bonanza Project, and that would make everyone happy.

    Even with the Bonanza Project, other candy fund-raisers at Walnut Hillswould still have a large advantage over Carpe Candy. In general, it wouldbe much more convenient for the average student to buy candy fromsomeone other than Carpe Candy.

    The Bonanza Project will involve Carpe Candy selling other products besidescandy. These products include gum, food, drinks (pop, juice, coffee), schoolsupplies, and possibly magazines. As you can see, the Bonanza Project will makeCarpe Candy very diversified, meaning that the school can benefit from otherareas besides candy.

    Below is a list of possible solutions that can solve our challenge of the BonanzaProject interfering with other candy fund-raisers:

    _ During the time when an organization at Walnut Hills has a candy fund-raiser, Carpe Candy can sell their products in its store without making any

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    profit from the sales. Although some products from candy fund-raisersoverlap Carpe Candys products, they are generally in different packaging.As a result, sales of candy fund-raisers will go up and the students of

    Walnut Hills will have more selection to choose from.

    _ Carpe Candy could raise its prices on certain items that it sells whichoverlap with other organizations products during certain times of theschool year. This will make other organizations candy more attractive,and students would be more likely to buy their candy.

    _ Carpe Candy would be able to supply organizations at Walnut Hills, whichsell candy, with their products to sell, and offer them a better price thanwhat they now pay. Carpe Candy would be able to arrange a deal wherethey could pay less than .50 for a candy bar that retails for $1.

    _ Carpe Candy could donate its time and money to put a label on each pieceof candy for other candy-selling organizations. These labels could thank customers for buying their candy and supporting their cause. With theselabels, sales of other candy-selling organizations will dramaticallyincrease.

    _ Walnut Hills could give some of the money that it would receive from theBonanza Project to the organizations within the school that have candyfund-raisers in order to help compensate for some of the changes that mayoccur.

    As you can see, there are many possible solutions to concerns regarding theBonanza Project and that there is no valid reason to stop it. If we work together,the sales of all of our organizations have the potential to make a spectacular rise.

    If you have any question about any aspect of the Bonanza Project or any aspect of Carpe Candy please contact me at [email protected] or (513) 702-5835 atany time, day or night. If you would like, we can have a private meeting in orderto discuss any of your questions, comments, or concerns.

    Thank you for your time and attention, and I look forward to all of us working

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    together in the near future!

    Sincerely,

    Dave MyersCarpe Candy

    Appendix B

    Appendix B

    1032 Rutledge Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45205-2096 (513) 702-5835

    October 22, 1999

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    Walnut Hills High School Administrative Team3250 Victory Pkwy.Cincinnati, OH 45207

    RE: The Bonanza Project

    Dear Mrs. Dola McMullen, Mrs. Donna Perzigian, Mr. Stephen Ranker, Mr.John Young:

    I want to thank you for taking interest in the Bonanza Project and usingsome of your extremely valuable time to evaluate my proposal. Aftermeeting with Mr. Koenig, I understand that you may have a few remainingconcerns regarding the project. In this letter I hope to resolve any remainingissues you may have about the Bonanza Project and tell you how the project willbe beneficial for everyone.

    Mr. Koenig conveyed to me that you dont like the idea that I will be personally

    gaining money from the Bonanza Project. Here are several reasons why I shouldbe entitled to personally gain from the project:

    Everything that I gain from the project will be a result of the labor that Iput into it. This country is founded on the idea of free enterprise and thatif you want something you have to work for it. I am very happy to havethis wonderful opportunity to start a project that will benefit everyone, andgain from it at the same time. This should be seen as a positive thing andnot a negative one.

    Walnut Hills High School already allows private companies to sell theirproducts to its captive audience for the purpose of making profit.Examples of these services include class rings, school pictures, foodservice, the printing of the Remembrancer , and the printing of TheChatterbox .

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    Although I will be personally gaining money, no other involved party withthe project will lose money or be negatively affected. All of the studentsand faculty members will be provided with extremely valuable services,the school will have an extra source of income which involves virtually noeffort on its part, and I will gain the awards from all of my hard work.

    The Bonanza Project will provide several valuable services for all of the studentsand faculty members of the school. One of these services may be the sale of school supplies. I may sell school supplies for profit, but I can also sell necessary

    materials currently sold by the school, such as safety goggles and science fairdisplay boards, for the school without making any profit on the sales.

    After going through some financial projections, I felt that giving payments to theschool of $8 per day for the Bonanza Project will be fair and reasonable. If youhave any concerns about this I am very open to any suggestions that you mayhave, and I encourage you to express them to me.

    I think that the Bonanza Project will continue Walnut Hills High Schools verypositive image. People will admire the fact that a school can have an independentbusiness inside of it that benefits the school, all of the students and facultymembers, the owner of the business, and at the same time have a school programwith extremely high standards such as Walnut Hills has. I think that the open-minded ideas of the Bonanza Project will speak very highly of the schooladministration. The students of the school will greatly appreciate anadministration that will allow them to enjoy such conveniences as a mid-daysnack at a low cost.

    The only way to know exactly what will happen as a result of the Bonanza Projectis to have a short trial period. I have Mr. Koenigs support for this idea and I amwilling to do whatever it takes to get the Bonanza Project off the ground. I will beable to open a store on February 1, 2000. I can execute the Bonanza Project untilthe end of the school year and then we can evaluate the project over the summerand decide wether or not to continue next school year.

    After you reach a decision or have a response to this letter, please send it to me viae-mail, [email protected], by November 2, 1999.

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    Thank you very much for dedicating some of your valuable time to the BonanzaProject and for allowing me to have a fair chance to express myself to you. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

    Sincerely,

    Dave MyersCarpe Candy

    P.S. I dont expect the profits from the Bonanza Project to exceed

    (A 100 Grand candy bar was taped to the paper in this spot.)

    dollars any time soon.

    CC: Mr. Marvin KoenigMr. Tom Wilger

    Appendix C

    Appendix C

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    1032 Rutledge Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45205-2096 (513) 702-5835

    January 26, 2000

    Mr. Marvin KoenigWalnut Hills High School

    3250 Victory Pkwy.Cincinnati, OH 45207

    RE: Presentation confirmation for the Bonanza Project, and somechanges in the project

    Dear Mr. Koenig:

    I am very happy to inform you that I am almost ready to present the BonanzaProject to the Instructional Leadership Team of Walnut Hills High School. I am

    scheduled to present the Bonanza project to the ILT on February 9, 2000. Iunderstand that there is a small possibility of a Cincinnati Federation of Teachersstrike on February 8 th. If this event, or any other event, prevents me frompresenting the Bonanza Project on February 9 th, I will present it to the ILT onFebruary 23 rd.

    There are a few important changes that need to be made regarding the BonanzaProject.

    Contrary to what I have previously stated, I do not wish to offer the service of putting a customized label on each piece of candy for candy-selling organizationsat Walnut Hills. This service was originally intended to help counteract anypossible effects the Bonanza Project might have on candy fund-raisers. Thisservice would require an enormous amount of time and money and it would berelatively ineffective.

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    I would like to increase the amount of money that Walnut Hills High School willreceive each day during the Bonanza Project from eight dollars to ten dollars.With this change, Walnut Hills High School will receive almost four hundreddollars more each school year.

    I trust that you will not have any objections to these changes. I feel that they needto be made in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the Bonanza Project.

    Thank you very much for your time and attention.

    Sincerely,

    Dave MyersCarpe Candy

    Appendix D

    Appendix DContrary to what was stated in Appendix C, Carpe Candy did not present

    the Bonanza Project to the Instructional Leadership Team of Walnut Hills

    High School on February 9, 2000. Carpe Candy will present the Bonanza

    Project to the Local School Decision Making Committee of Walnut Hills

    High School on Thursday, March 16, 2000.