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Join the Colorado Penny Harvest and Help us Get to 50 Schools!

Are you looking to get your school or child involved in the free Penny Harvest program? We still have spots available for the 2010-11 school year, which kicks off in September. Contact Amber for more information: agerding@ypfoundation.org

Colorado Penny Harvesters have granted more than $100,000 over the past 3 years to nonprofits, schools, and individuals in need!

Between 2007 and 2010, students from across the state gathered $114,675.29 in pennies and made 243 community grants, in addition to completing 39 neighborhood service projects. Find out where they have granted the money under the "Organization" Tab.

Penny Harvest Students Grant $52,159.00 to 105 different organizations!

Roundtable Leaders from 43 Colorado schools spent several months researching community needs, interviewing nonprofit professionals, and making funding decisions on behalf of their entire school. In addition to the 105 organizations funded, several Colorado schools participated in the first-ever National Penny Harvest Disaster Relief Fund to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Click here for more info: www.PennyHarvest.org/HelpingHaiti

Colorado Schools Harvest $53,178.33 during the 2009/10 Penny Harvest!

43 schools collectively harvested coins for more than 2 months for this year's Penny Harvest. Each school will continue into the Roundtable phase with at least $1,000 for their grant-making budget. Stay tuned to see where the students decide to grant all of that money!

Colorado Welcomes 43 Schools to the 2009/10 Penny Harvest!

The Penny Harvest has expanded in 2009/10 from 31 schools to 43 schools across the Greater Front Range. We are pleased to welcome the St. Vrain Valley School District and Aurora Publi to this year's program!! 10 school districts, and a handful of private schools are gearing up for their Kick-Off Assemblies, and the Harvesting Phase, with a goal to beat last year's Harvest total of $38,996.96!!

Roxborough Intermediate on TV!

Check out some of the Roxborough Intermediate students and the YPF staff on TV HERE!

Highlights of the 2008-2009 school year

- 89 grants were made by students this past school year totaling $38,996.96

- For a list of grant recipients click here

The 2009-2010 Penny Harvest is almost filled up, so make sure to sign your school up for this years Penny Harvest ASAP!

 

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SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE

Penny Harvest schools across Colorado work hard every year to bring philanthropy and service to their schools and communities. Some schools go above and beyond this duty— their actions and innovations lead to fresh ideas, lesson plans, and harvesting and teaching strategies, many of which may later become standard Penny Harvest practice, adopted into our core curriculum. These leaders are Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence.

 

Any school may apply to be a School of Excellence. The school’s Penny Harvest coach must submit a detailed application chronicling their Penny Harvest, their students’ growth, examples of at least one innovative practice as well as their own reflections of the year. Though there are guidelines for the information that must be included, there is plenty of room for added creativity. Applications range from hand-written testimonies and giant hand-crafted storybooks, to Powerpoint slideshows and YouTube videos.

 

Application review is rigorous. The entire YPF staff participates in the process, judging applications on Penny Harvest practices, strategy and innovation, student leader reflection, and the core components of the Penny Harvest: whole school involvement, student leadership, community participation and curriculum integration. The leading schools receive the Penny Harvest’s top award: School of Excellence Highest Honors (those who have received the distinction for two or more years). Other schools may receive School of Excellence First Honors. All Schools of Excellence get their own profile page on the Penny Harvest website documenting their achievements (coming soon!).

 

Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 09/10 Highest Honors:

Graland Country Day School (Private School)

Roxborough Primary School (Douglas County School District)

Sagewood Middle School (Douglas Country School District)

 

Penny Harvest  Schools of Excellence 09/10 First Honors:

Central Elementary (St. Vrain Valley School District)

 

Congratulations to these awesome schools! Keep up the great work.

-YPF Staff and Penny Harvest Advisory Board Members

 
 
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