Healthy Fundraising

In the San Francisco Unified School District, some high schools are using a profit-sharing model, which allows clubs to continue to earn money on a daily basis through food and beverage sales. The sales are done in conjunction with the district’s Student Nutrition Service (SNS), which provides restaurant-style food that meets district nutrition standards. Students sell the food and beverages, and at the end of the lunch period, the receipts are counted and the students are credited for 30% of the gross, with 70% going to SNS to reimburse them for the cost of providing the food, and also a small profit.  This profit goes to underwrite the lunch line, meaning that students who choose to buy lunch from the profit-sharing line are not doing so at the expense of the school lunch program. Monthly checks are sent by SNS to the principal, who distributes the funds to the participating clubs.