Thats pretty awesome. Do you have clearance to do stuff like that through the manager? My only concern, coming from the point of view of a small business owner (not me personally, family-owned business), is whether he is ok with having the kid work at the store, etc and not be on payroll. The issue is that if someone is not on payroll, and they get hurt somehow working at the store, the owner's insurance isn't going to cover it (since the kid is not technicall y an employee), and paves the way for a law suit. Trying not to be too negative, it would just suck for the guy to lose his store because the kid slipped on a wet spot or cut his hand on a peice of broken glass or something. In any case, its nice to see people are still willing to go out of their way to help others onec in a while.