It was five months of hard work for 23 students at the Weyburn Comprehensive School, but it officially came to an end on Friday. King Street Fudge was one of three companies being run by high school students for this semester's Junior Achievers program. 

Landon Field and Lorynn Labbie were co-presidents of one the most successful companies this semester and with their fudge sales were able to make nearly $9,000 in profits. It's a tradition for students in the program to donate a portion of the money made to a charity of their choice. 

"We donated over $860 to the Canadian Cancer Society and it was 10 percent of our overall profits for the year," Field said. "It felt really good to be able to give back because so many people helped our company succeed this semester."

King Street Fudge sold different sizes and flavours of fudge and did a majority of their sales here in town. Along with the traditional chocolate, cookies and cream, and caramel fudge, the business also sold pink fudge with every sale raising more money for the Cancer Society. Twenty percent of all pink fudge sales were donated.

"We chose the Cancer Society because it is an organization that impacts lots of people," Field noted. "We knew our product would attract a wide audience, so we thought we would choose a charity that a wide range of people are affected by."

Running a business is undoubtedly a learning experience for all the youngsters, but it was especially interesting for the pair of presidents. 

"It was a lot of fun but also really stressful. Everyone had to work really hard and contribute so that we could succeed," Labbie exclaimed. "We ended up making over $10,900 in sales and I think we can attribute that to all the hard work each of our company members put in."

The students learned a lot about business and all of the different roles in a company. However, in the madness, they were still able to donate money to a worthy cause and remember who helped them succeed. 

"We just want to thank everybody from Weyburn and surrounding area for supporting our company this semester," Labbie said. "We definitely couldn't have achieved what we did without your help and support."