Interesting idea. Hope it works:
A CASH-strapped US high school hopes to raise money from a wealthy benefactor by auctioning itself on eBay.
Officials at The Learning Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, are seeking bids starting around $US600,000 ($548,000) to offset steep budget cuts.
The eBay listing describes the public alternative school for at-risk teens as “pre-owned” and “slightly used.”
The winner won’t own the school, which is located near Philadelphia. But he or she will get a naming opportunity, a free large pizza and the satisfaction of “delivering an education to a group of kids who could really use it”.
If a bidder is found it will be the first time someone buys a school in return for a free pizza.
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July 3, 2012 at 10:24 pm |
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