This year, schoolwork at Wishart elementary school hit close to home for Carly Bernays.

Each year, Grade 6 students at Wishart elementary school start a business and give the profits to charity.

The money raised this year will go the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, in memory of BernaysB次元官网网址� mother Paula Bernays, and former Wishart teacher Dana OB次元官网网址橠owd. Both women died from the disease.

Bernays lost her mom when she was only four.

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The Grade 6 students have been learning about business through the Junior Achievement program, A Business of Our Own. Colwood businessman Don Rugg, of View West Marketing, helped mentor the class.

B次元官网网址淚 am teaching the kids to run a business. They learn about setting up the store, merchandising, sales and bookkeeping,B次元官网网址� Rugg said.

The students chose to sell stuffed animals at the school. What was going to be a one-day affair has been extended into next week.

Initially they ordered just under 200 stuffed toys and have now ordered 300 more to meet the demands.

B次元官网网址淭he more money raised, the more research can be done,B次元官网网址� said Marilyn Bernays, CarlyB次元官网网址檚 grandmother and guardian since she lost her parents.

Bernays has been overwhelmed from the support of her classmates.

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Bernays would like to ask the public to donate to breast cancer research in memory of her mother.

For more information, go to www.cbcf.org.

reporter@goldstreamgazette.com