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05.29.08
Staten Island students unite to celebrate Accomplishments
“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.
04.30.08
Going Green with Common Cents
The Student Community Action Fund (SCAF) Council is a high school service group run by Common Cents that aims to help the world through youth service and global awareness. Each year the SCAF Council chooses a global issue of focus, and this year they decided to address global warming.
04.15.08
What is a Penny Harvest field trip?
One Friday morning in early April, twelve fourth and fifth graders left their building to go on a “field trip”. They didn’t visit a museum, see the animals in a zoo, nor learn about the fish in an aquarium; instead they went to visit a day care center around the corner from their school. These students were representatives from the “Donation Foundation”, the Philanthropy Roundtable at PS 398 in Brooklyn.
03.26.08
Brooklyn’s PS 230 visits “Penny Harvest Headquarters”
At Common Cents, we are versed in talking with students about how they can positively impact their community. We also know how to advise adults on how they can talk to children about issues that matter to them. So, when seven young philanthropists visited our office on Friday, March 9th we not only had a great time, but experienced first hand how intricate this experience can be.
03.17.08
Volunteers help make leader pins for Penny Harvesters
On Sunday March 9th, about 200 hundred volunteers gathered at The School at Columbia University to participate in the second annual Leader Pin Event. The goal to make 30,000 leader pins was not only accomplished but surpassed with volunteers making 31,140 pins in less than 4 hours!
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JULY
Students enjoy their vacations as the Common Cents staff develops curriculum and designs materials.
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100% of teachers surveyed this year agreed that participation in the Penny Harvest increases students’ self-worth as well as increasing students’ empathy for the needs of others.
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“We have $500 to buy items for needy families,” fifth grade students from PS 163 in Manhattan explained as they rode the subway to the 34th Street Post Office. They were headed there as part of a “Dear Santa” Neighborhood Service project they organized to help families during the holidays. The students were excited to help, but knew they would have a difficult task ahead: they could only choose 3 families to support...
