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Maple School's Penny Harvest Youth Roundtable, May 2008 (photo by Liz Reed Hawk)About Penny Harvest
Penny Harvest, a program of Solid Ground and Common Cents, is a year-round series of service-learning activities that help students apply classroom learning to real-world problems. For over 16 years, Penny Harvest has worked hand-in-hand with schools in Seattle/King County, rallying students to make a difference in their neighborhoods.

The excitement begins in October with a coin drive, where students search their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies and other coins to donate. It continues in January when each school that meets a “25-Sack Challenge” receives $1,000 to form a Philanthropy Roundtable. Student leaders sit on these roundtables and allocate the money raised to make grants and fund student-led service projects in their communities. 

In 10/11 alone, more than 12,000 students at 51 schools collected 540 plus canvas sacks (more than 8 tons of pennies!), raising a total of $51,450.25. From February through April, all of these schools will convene Philanthropy Roundtables to identify community needs, make grants and complete Neighborhood Service Projects. Every penny collected by students is allocated by students: Kids collect, kids decide.

Anyone passionate about youth philanthropy is encouraged to get involved by donating their time (become a PH volunteer), talent (help raise funds for PH) or treasure (make a monetary donation). To help Penny Harvest reach another child, another school, another community, please contact Mike Beebe, at mikebe@solid-round.org.

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Two easy ways to donate to Penny Harvest:

  • Monthly check or credit card donations
  • One-time donation via Solid Ground's secure online donation form.

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Penny Harvest in the News

Check out our Penny Harvest video!

This Penny Harvest video was made by a local school,
Adams Elementary!

 

And one more: Adams Elementary School Kicks off
Penny Harvest 09/10.

 

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Phone:     206.957.4779 ext. 117 
TTY:         7.1.1
Email:      mikebe@solid-ground.org
FAX:         206.957.2677

Mailing      Penny Harvest 
Address:   Solid Ground
                1501 North 45th Street 
                Seattle, WA 98103-6708

Physical    Solid Ground 
Address:   Volunteer Resources
                464 12th Ave 
                Seattle, WA 98122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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