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For press inquiries, please contact: Kid Spirit Magazine - Fall 2008 issue Interview with Teddy Gross Emily Goldman, a 9th grader interviews Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross. NY1 News (Staten Island) - 07/11/08 Penny Harvest Raises Thousands For Needy Kids Penny Harvest students at P.S. 6 in Tottenville are chosen as NY1 New Yorkers of the week. Queens Chronicle - 06/26/08 ‘Grissom’s Angels’ Join Walk Now For Autism Penny Harvest students, teachers and parents of South Ozone Park’s J.H.S. 226, the Virgil I. Grisson School, raised money for autism. Queens Chronicle - 06/26/08 P.S. 63 School Happenings Penny Harvest students at PS 63 celebrate the end of another great year of service learning projects. Staten Island Advance - 06/20/08 West Brighton seniors give baby shower Penny Harvest students from Laurie Intermediate School in Staten Island donate funds to a new program on the Island for first-time moms. The Hudson Valley (Lohud.com)- 06/19/08 Larchmont children's "penny harvest" to reach across the globe Chatsworth Elementary School students collect pennies to benefit the victims of the recent cyclone in Burma. The children presented a visiting delegation of Burmese monks with the money and chatted with them about the political unrest in the country. Ballard News Tribune - 06/18/08 Adams school raises $1,200 for charity Penny Harvest students at Adams Elementary School in Ballard, Washington use their Penny Harvest funds to support local charities. Queens Ledger - 06/12/08 Self-Inspired students and self-less teachers Penny Harvest students at Magnet High High School in Queens donate money to a food pantry. Courier Life - 06/12/08 Pennies make good cents (pdf file) Penny Harvest students at PS 211 use the Penny Harvest to raise awareness of social issues. Canarsie Courier - 06/12/08 Students Learn Valuable Lesson From Penny Harvest Collection Penny Harvest students at P.S./I.S. 66 used their money to support Metro N.Y. Make-A-Wish Foundation and Brooklyn Care Works. The Wave (Rockaway Newspaper) - 06/06/08 PHC Angels On The Bay Receives Donation From P.S. 105 Penny Harvest Students from P.S. 105's first grade classes recently visited Peninsula Hospital Center's Angels on the Bay Pediatric Unit, bearing a Penny Harvest donation of $1,000! Staten Island Advance - 06/05/08 Remembering fallen heroes Penny Harvest students at PS 23 in Staten Island team up to plant shrubs, flowers in memorial garden for 9/11 victims. Pacific Publishing Company (Seattle) - 06/04/08 Help for Herons Penny Harvest students from the Crest Learning Center donate money to the Heron Habitat Helpers. Care for the Homeless NYC (Newsletter) - 06/01/08 Little Help from our friends (pdf file) Penny Harvest students from the Crest Learning Center donate money to the Heron Habitat Helpers. Canarsie Courier - 05/29/08 Students' Efforts Made Cents Students at John Wilson Intermediate School 211 donated their Penny Harvest money to the Have A Heart Children's Cancer Society in Huntington, NY, to assist families of children with cancer and also collected used clothing to benefit needy children in the community. The Ledger (Florida) - 05/25/08 LMS Students Enhance Lake Environment Florida Penny harvest students apply the "think globally act locally" slogan to the community around their small private school by funding the purchase and installation of two wood duck nest boxes, a purple martin house and four bald cypress trees through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Wave (Rockaway Newspaper) - 05/23/08 PS 215 Visits Pediatric Unit at PHC (pdf file) Penny Harvest students visit the Pediatric Unit at the Peninsula Hospital Center's Angels on the Bay. NY1 - 05/17/08 NY1 names Penny Harvest students as Staten Islanders Of The Week Last year, a Staten Island boy lost his life trying to save his dog from a house fire. Penny Harvest students from P.S. 247 in Brooklyn were touched by the story and honored the boy with a big donation to a local animal shelter, resulting in NY1 naming them "Staten Islander of the Week". Atlanta Journal Constitution - 05/13/08 Students use good cents to raise $5,000 Students from an Atlanta school collected $5,000 worth of pennies to donate to worthy causes through the Penny Harvest. Just Cause It - 05/13/08 Teddy Gross - Using Common Cents To Save The World Common Cents executive director Teddy Gross featured on Just Causes website Seattle PI - 05/12/08 Don't underestimate the power of the penny Students from 55 King County in Seattle participated in Penny Harvest this year. Queens Chronicle - 05/01/08 Penny Harvest kids collect books for South African kids Penny Harvest students at PS 232 in Queens donate some of their Penny Harvest funds to a school-wide drive to send books to send more than 5,000 books to South African schools. The Queens Courier - 04/02/08 South Ozone Park students to ‘Walk for Autism’ Penny Harvest students from Virgil I. Grissom Middle School will “Walk for Autism” to help raise awareness for Autism, as well as gather sponsors to generate funds for research. 9News (Colorado) - 04/02/2007 Deciding how to spend their pennies wisely (video included) Penny Harvest students in Denver, Colorado make decisions about how to spend their money. Columbia Spectator - 04/01/08 Outreach Day Sees Record Turn-Out Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross and Board Chair Judith Shapiro featured speakers at Columbia University Outreach Day event. 501c3Cast Podcast - 02/26/08 Interview with Teddy Gross Corey Pudhorodsky of the 501c3Cast, an independent podcast for nonprofits interviews Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross. The Daily Collegian - 01/28/08 Pennies for NY Charity Rockefeller Center exhibit displayed to show the success of the seventeenth annual Penny Harvest. NY1 - 01/03/08 Tens Of Millions Of Pennies For Charity Gathered From Huge Pile Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center. New York Sun - 01/03/08 Pocket Change, 300 Tons of It, Vacuumed in Midtown Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center. Newsday - 01/02/08 Change is good: Especially 300 tons of pocket change Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center. The Current Events News (News for Kids) - 12/31/07 Every Penny Counts: Children save pennies to help others (pdf file) New York City school children participate in the Penny Harvest which results in a massive display of pennies at Rockefeller Center. NY1 News - 12/28/07 New Yorker of the Year: Common Cents Teaches Children That Every Penny Counts Common Cents wins the New Yorker of the year award. CNN Video - 12/21/07 KUSA-TV (Colorado) Channel 9 - 12/20/07 CBS 4 (Denver) - 12/20/07 NY1 News - 12/13/07 AM New York - 12/11/07 Realm of the coin Brian Williams, Anchor and managing editor of The Daily Nightly at MSNBC blogs about the Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center. New York Times City Room Blog - 12/10/07 Making Cents, for Children, at Rockefeller Center Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center opens News Channel 5 (Nashville) - 12/05/07 The New York Times - 12/4/2007 WNBC (NYC) - 11/23/2007 Highbridge Horizon - 12/1/2006 |
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