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Children decide how to help their community with 1.5 Million penniesJanuary 19, 2009Students from seven area elementary schools in the Columbus City and Worthington school districts are faced with an exciting challenge. They must now decide how to help their community by giving away over 1.5 million pennies. Nearly 3.8 Million Pennies CollectedJanuary 2, 2009Colorado students in 31 elementary, middle and high schools collected nearly 3.8 million in pennies, or $37,826.02, for local charities during the 18th annual Penny Harvest. KIDS COLLECT MORE THAN 3.7 MILLION PENNIES!December 30, 2008Denver, CO – Students from 31 Colorado elementary, middle and high schools have officially harvested 3.7 million pennies, or $37,826.02, for local charities through the Young Philanthropists Foundation’s 2008-2009 Penny Harvest. Local students making pennies countDecember 14, 2008DENVER - Students from 31 schools around Colorado are hoping to collect more than 2 million pennies for charity. PS 199 students visit Penny Harvest officeDecember 13, 2008Two dozen third grade students from PS 199 stopped by the Penny Harvest office on a cold December morning to present Common Cents with a framed collage of their colorful reflections on what the Penny Harvest means to them. Kid's coins add up for charityDecember 8, 2008Students from several local elementary schools gathered yesterday at Columbus' Devonshire Alternative Elementary to celebrate the philanthropic efforts of more than 3,000 central Ohio children. A neighbor Harvest grows in BrooklynNovember 25, 2008Brooklyn, New York – Mother and daughter team Debra and Elizabeth Richardson “neighbor harvest” together, visiting families in their building to collect pennies for Common Cents’ Penny Harvest at M.S. 381, where Elizabeth is in the sixth grade. Eagle Ridge Elementary Kick-off AssemblyNovember 17, 2008Eagle Ridge Elementary School students are learning that every little bit counts when it comes to giving back to the community. On Nov. 11, the school held a kickoff assembly for the Penny Harvest program, encouraging students to collect pennies to contribute to the school's philanthropic fund. Every Penny Counts!November 14, 2008Organized by PS 335’s Penny Harvest student leadership team named, “A Beautiful Spirit Philanthropy Roundtable,” and Penny Harvest Coach Cleo Jarvis, students organized an assembly to inspire the whole school to continue collecting pennies by telling the tale of Elgin, a young boy who saves a local playground from demolition by organizing a penny harvest and uniting his community. The play was based on Elgin’s Jar, a storybook written by Common Cents executive director, Teddy Gross. An Accidental Icon: How One Child Transformed Himself through the Penny HarvestNovember 10, 2008Two years ago, fourth grader Jonathan Difo had his picture taken. That photo, snapped outside a Brooklyn food bank, ended up on tops of taxi cabs in New York and Las Vegas, printed on pamphlets mailed out nationally, and as the poster image for a national non-profit. All of a sudden, Jonathan was a little famous. Now, two years after Jonathan’s transformation, the photo became a defining image of both Common Cents and its corporate sponsor, Cole Haan. The photo was used in several promotional campaigns, including one where it was printed on the tops of taxi cabs. On Sept. 29, Common Cents visited P.S. 7 to present Jonathan with one of the taxi tops used in the campaign. Penny Harvesters Rock the Vote on Election DayNovember 7, 2008Election Day this year proved the perfect opportunity for many Penny Harvesters to engage their community members in donating their pennies in support of youth grant making and service. As voters showed up in record numbers to cast their ballots, Penny Harvesters joined them there to encourage voters to donate pennies for student directed charity. Students scrounge for idle penniesNovember 4, 2008Last week 58 schools in the area joined over 1,000 schools nationwide - and nearly 500,000 students - as they began scouring their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies. 18th Annual Penny Harvest Kicks-off!October 27, 2008October 27, 2008 - Starting today, over 1,000 schools nationwide - and nearly 500,000 students - will be scouring their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies. From now until Thanksgiving, students will go door-to-door with their parents asking neighbors to help them better their communities by donating spare change. During the next four weeks, millions of pennies will be collected by Penny Harvesters, and thousands of Penny Harvesters will connect with their communities. Common Cents Prepares Teachers for the Penny HarvestOctober 24, 2008In October, new and veteran Penny Harvest Coaches gathered for several Professional Development Training Sessions. Common Cents runs these sessions to train and prepare nearly 1,000 Coaches for the year ahead, and also to get valuable feedback and fresh opinions from the Coaches themselves. Common Cents and Cole Haan Celebrate the heroes behind the Penny HarvestOctober 23, 2008You always hear us talk about the 500,000 students who participate in the Penny Harvest, but the unsung heroes of the program are the nearly 2,000 teachers and principals who bring the program to life in schools for these young children. On October 16th, Common Cents paid tribute to our Penny Harvest Coaches with a kick-off party. The party also served as a chance to celebrate the partnership between Common Cents and Cole Haan, our new corporate sponsor, and to honor members of the “decade club,” View from the helmSeptember 11, 2008Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Director Sue Joerger reflects on accepting a Penny Harvest Grant from Adams Elementary School. Students at Brighton Elementary help animals in needSeptember 11, 2008Proving their compassion for animals, this was the second year in a row that PAWS received a grant from Brighton. Who’s missing from Service Nation? A commentary from Teddy Gross, executive director of Common CentsSeptember 11, 2008Tonight ServiceNation (a coalition of 110 organizations that has a collective reach of some 100 million Americans and is dedicated to strengthening our democracy and solving problems through civic engagement and service), kicks off a two day summit on service in New York City. Service-learning leaders from around the country will gather to consider a comprehensive approach to building a service movement. A publication, entitled Service Nation captures the organizers’ agenda and comprehensive approach to building a service movement in this country. As part of the ongoing planning process for this summit, Teddy Gross, executive director of Common Cents, has written a brief comment on one significant omission in the current plans: the service of children. Volunteers Package Program MaterialsSeptember 3, 2008Over the weekend of August 22-24, nearly 200 Common Cents volunteers gathered at The School at Columbia to assemble 4,355 boxes of Penny Harvest program materials in preparation for the new school year. The kits included Penny Harvest curriculum, penny bags and the other materials needed by 500,000 students across the country for a successful Penny Harvest year. Canyon Creek students help military families to 'Be Brave'September 2, 2008Four-year-old Declan Inderbitzen's daddy won't be back from Iraq until next April, but thanks to some students from Canyon Creek Elementary School in the Cherry Creek School District, he has a reminder of his dad that he can hug, squeeze and take to bed. Through the Penny Harvest project, Canyon Creek students collected $1,250 worth of pennies, said Emily Gay, a Canyon Creek teacher who helped organize the project. "Penny Harvest shows students they have the ability to make the world a better place by introducing them to the power of philanthropy and service." Penny Harvest Students “Reach Out” to Save Local Food PantryAugust 21, 2008Six months ago, Thomas Neve was faced with a tough decision. Demand for Reaching Out Community Services, the food pantry he runs in Brooklyn, was at an all time high and their current location was getting cramped. He would either have to start turning people away or invest in a larger space. For an organization solely dependent on donations, this wasn’t an easy choice. But turning away clients wasn’t an option, so Thomas moved the Reaching Out facility and hoped for the best. Students from 12 Penny Harvest schools came to the rescue by donating enough money to keep Reaching Out open. Press Clippings from SeattleAugust 17, 2008View Press Clippings of the Penny Harvest Program in Seattle! Staten Island students unite to celebrate AccomplishmentsMay 29, 2008“I learned that if you care enough about something, you can make a difference,” explains Justin, a Penny Harvest student leader from PS48 when asked what he learned most from his participation on a Philanthropy Roundtable. On May 6th, Justin joined 250 of his peers from schools across Staten Island at a borough-wide event celebrating the difference each of them have made in their community this year. Seattle Penny Harvesters make tough decisionsMay 21, 2008A group of students in Seattle decide how to use their round table grant money. Penny Round Up!May 12, 2008Have you ever had to spend two hours looking for pennies? Well, I have, and let me tell you, it was worth it. It was for an event at my school called the Penny Harvest. No, it’s not putting pennies in the ground and digging them up in the fall. It’s collecting pennies to donate to services and organizations such as the Red Cross. Believe it or not, our school, Mary Lin Elementary, was the first school in Georgia to collect pennies for the Penny Harvest. |
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