Monroe County YMCA

Danielle Cranmer, Emily LePage, John Reed, Sam Rogan

Purpose

• To work with the Teen City Staff and the Rochester city school youth

• Continuing to broaden and develop the entrepreneurship “Smiley Snacks”

Goals• To develop new flavors of smiley snacks• Use the Gannett Grant to provide the YMCA with the

materials needed to maintain a supply for future sales

• Develop advertising plans: Business Cards and Commercial planning

Smiley Snacks• 3 Flavors - Tangled Up in

Blue - Banana Rama - Bear Paw Trail

Mix

• Bear Paw Trail Mix

• *CONTAINS NUTS*• (Special K Low Fat

Granola, Wheat Chex Cereal,

Peanuts, Raisins, Mini Chocolate

Chips)

• $1.50

Tangled Up In Blue(Blueberry Frosted Mini

Wheats, Special K Blueberry Cereal,

Granola with Blueberries)

$1.50

Banana Rama(Dried Banana

Chips, Special K Low Fat Granola,

Wheat Chex Cereal, Raisins, Mini Chocolate

Chips)$1.50

Commercial Plans

• The idea was to create a commercial to promote the snacks• The kids divided into groups to write scripts • In the end we all go together to write an official script using

all the ideas• Many commercials were made

The Gannett Grant

• Excalibur 3900 Delux Non-Timer Series 9 Tray Food Dehydrator- Black

- Price: $249.99

• 6’ Crimper Hand Sealer -Price: $160.00

• Packaging 4 x 8" 1.5 Mil Flat Polypropylene Bags ( 2000 bags)

Shopping List

• Generic Granola: 30 boxes or bags• 10 pounds of raisins• 10 pounds of chocolate chips• 10 pounds of banana chips• 12 to 15 boxes of Blueberry Mini Wheat• 12 to 15 boxes of Blueberry Special K• Dried Blueberries• 20 Boxes Chex Cereal

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