Reflections on the end of a plant sale

From this -- the week before the plant sale:

To this (today):

Sorry the terrible photo.  I assure that it was even worse before I cropped out my head.  I really need to get a cameraphone.

Today, 5/22, marks the end of the school year at Niles North.  With the end of the school year comes the question: What to do with all of those plants that are still in the greenhouse?  We've donated plants to a local nonprofit farm,  we will be giving away plants to a local CSA run by students with special needs, and have encouraged our club members to grab another big boy tomato plant before finals week is over.  That being said, I'm afraid that we'll have some plants leftover.

To my fellow hort teachers and club sponsors, what do you do with your leftover plants?

I told hort club members that we grew plants for 4 reasons:

1. Because its fun!
2. To learn the basics of plant production and biology.
3. To raise money for the school fundraiser and to save money for future plant sales and club projects.
4. To use our plants to do good -- to donate them to food pantries, community gardens, and individuals who grow food for less-fortunate members of our community.

I believe that our leftover plants can truly be used to do good in our community.  I will let you know where else we decide to donate these plants.

A few other questions for this time in the growing season:

Besides giving away plants, what else do we need to do to wrap things up for the school year?
Is there anything that we should be doing in the greenhouse this summer to get ready for next year or maximize the use of this resource?