Would you enjoy it?(includes chocolate!)

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Golden

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Looking for feedback!
I LOVE See’s candy (if you’ve heard of it, you know why) and I am also a social worker at heart. I am looking at stating a non profit chocolate shop in a retirement community, where the residents volunteer their time, and all profits go to a senior in need (payment for nursing home care).
Pros? Cons? Love?!?!
Thank you for considering 🙂
 
See's candy is such a sentimental icon for me. Raised in California, it was sold everywhere.
Grandma kept a variety box in her dresser or closet. When I would spend the nights there
she would have me come sit beside her on the bed and let me pick One piece and we'd eat together.
When I moved away I couldn't find it anywhere, what a heartbreak that was.
I think many in my age bracket and had See's for special occasions would love this idea.
 
IrishEyes said:
See's candy is such a sentimental icon for me. Raised in California, it was sold everywhere.
Grandma kept a variety box in her dresser or closet. When I would spend the nights there
she would have me come sit beside her on the bed and let me pick One piece and we'd eat together.
When I moved away I couldn't find it anywhere, what a heartbreak that was.
I think many in my age bracket and had See's for special occasions would love this idea.
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Yes, certain foods remind us of special memories we shared with others. The same with some songs. When a song comes on the radio, at times I will think about what I was doing or where I was years ago. It's cool 😎
 
Golden said:
Looking for feedback!
I LOVE See’s candy (if you’ve heard of it, you know why) and I am also a social worker at heart. I am looking at stating a non profit chocolate shop in a retirement community, where the residents volunteer their time, and all profits go to a senior in need (payment for nursing home care).
Pros? Cons? Love?!?!
Thank you for considering 🙂
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Are you planning for See’s to donate the chocolate? Is that why you mention them?
How will you pick the recipient?
 
Many eldercare facilities have a specific fund for resident seniors who have run out of money. I think it's more effective to just donate directly to such a fund, which is what we do.

Whether for profit or non profit, location is everything. Such a specialized shop would need to be located in a high foot-traffic area and generally RE is expensive in such locations. Speaking for myself we spend a high percentage of our income on incidentals, but I wouldn't drive out of my way to buy See's chocolates even for a good cause. It would have to be near some place I was already going to (combining errands, for example; or visiting someone).

I don't think you can count on visitors to an eldercare facility to necessarily be buyers. A few might, but not everyone or even a majority of visitors.

I do enjoy some of See's chocolates, but in general unless you can find a facility to donate space, arrange for insurance, have a list of seniors who are able to physically do inventory, stock, sell, and perform accounting/taxes, I can't see how your idea would be feasible without a considerable investment in time and effort.

I could be wrong, however, and your goal is certainly laudable! Good luck with the idea and hopefully someone here can help you brainstorm.
 
It sounds like a huge venture with a great deal of risk.

I would encourage you to stick a toe in the water with a much smaller investment/risk.

Round up a group of willing volunteers and try a smaller grassroots effort to raise a bit of money to help make the lives of some local nursing home residents a bit brighter.

It shouldn’t take more than a few hundred dollars and a card table to get started.

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Good luck!
 
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