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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 15 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 08/09, more than 17,000 students at 54 schools collected 681 canvas sacks (more than 9 tons of coins!), raising $64,354.02. From February through April, students at 50 of these schools will convene Philanthropy Roundtables to identify community needs, make grants to nonprofits and complete service projects. Every penny collected by students is allocated by students: kids collect, kids decide.
Heartfelt thanks go to Bank of America for donating their counting services, to the many volunteers who participated in the Penny Pick Up, and to everyone who donated their change. Your generosity gave students between the ages of 4 and 18 the opportunity to make a huge difference in their communities.
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