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NEW: Join us for SCORE! The Second Annual Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Common Cents at Bowlmor Lanes on June 9, 2008.

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March 31, 2008: Teddy Gross and Judith Shapiro featured speakers at Columbia University Outreach DaSavey event.

February 25, 2008: Teddy Gross featured on independent non-profit/ philanthropic podcast 501c3cast.

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For press inquiries, please contact:
Maggie Jacoby
External Relations Manager
212-579-0579 x127
mjacoby@CommonCents.org


Atlanta Journal Constitution - 05/13/08
Students use good cents to raise $5,000
Students from an Atlanta school collected $5,000 worth of pennies to donate to worthy causes through the Penny Harvest.

Seattle PI - 05/12/08
Don't underestimate the power of the penny
Students from 55 King County in Seattle participated in Penny Harvest this year.

Queens Chronicle - 05/01/08
Penny Harvest kids collect books for South African kids
Penny Harvest students at PS 232 in Queens donate some of their Penny Harvest funds to a school-wide drive to send books to send more than 5,000 books to South African schools.

Bronx Times Reporter - 04/03/08
Making Change, one penny at a time
Students from P.S. 14, interview Jessica Bryant, Miss New York, about her involvement with Make-a-Wish as they consider making a donation to the organization.

The Queens Courier - 04/02/08
South Ozone Park students to ‘Walk for Autism’
Penny Harvest students from Virgil I. Grissom Middle School will “Walk for Autism” to help raise awareness for Autism, as well as gather sponsors to generate funds for research.

9News (Colorado) - 04/02/2007
Deciding how to spend their pennies wisely (video included)
Penny Harvest students in Denver, Colorado make decisions about how to spend their money.

Columbia Spectator - 04/01/08
Outreach Day Sees Record Turn-Out
Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross and Board Chair Judith Shapiro featured speakers at Columbia University Outreach Day event.

Bronx Times Reporter - 03/06/08
Making Change, pennies at a time
Students at a Bronx school looked beyond their books and used their time and talents to raise nearly $3,000 for local organizations through the Penny Harvest.

501c3Cast Podcast - 02/26/08
Interview with Teddy Gross
Corey Pudhorodsky of the 501c3Cast, an independent podcast for nonprofits interviews Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross.

The Daily Collegian - 01/28/08
Pennies for NY Charity
Rockefeller Center exhibit displayed to show the success of the seventeenth annual Penny Harvest.

NY1 - 01/03/08
Tens Of Millions Of Pennies For Charity Gathered From Huge Pile
Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center.

New York Sun - 01/03/08
Pocket Change, 300 Tons of It, Vacuumed in Midtown
Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center.

CNN Money - 01/02/08
Massive Con Edison Vac Trucks Clean Up for Common Cents
Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center.

Newsday - 01/02/08
Change is good: Especially 300 tons of pocket change
Vacuum trucks used to suck up the 300 tons of pocket change from the Penny Harvest field at Rockefeller Center.

The Current Events News (News for Kids) - 12/31/07
Every Penny Counts: Children save pennies to help others (pdf file)
New York City school children participate in the Penny Harvest which results in a massive display of pennies at Rockefeller Center.

NY1 News - 12/28/07
New Yorker of the Year: Common Cents Teaches Children That Every Penny Counts
Common Cents wins the New Yorker of the year award.

CNN Video - 12/21/07
Pennies from 4th graders

Adam Schrager reports on Denver 4th graders who are collecting pennies for the Penny harvest program.

KUSA-TV (Colorado) Channel 9 - 12/20/07
Penny Harvest
Adam Schrager reports on Denver 4th graders who are collecting pennies for the Penny harvest program.

CBS 4 (Denver) - 12/20/07
Cents can make a world of difference

Students in Denver, Colorado gather pennies for the Penny harvest program. (Video clip included)

NY1 News - 12/13/07
Students Collect 100 Million Pennies For Charity
Thousands of students packed into Rockefeller Center to see the coins they collected during the Penny Harvest.

Newsday - 12/11/07
100 Million Pennies Displayed in NYC
New York first lady Silda Wall Spitzer joined hundreds of public school children to unveil $1 million in pennies collected for charity.

AM New York - 12/11/07
Pennies for their thoughts (pdf file)
Children play with pennies at the Penny harvest Field at Rockefeller Center.

MSNBC (The Daily Nightly) - 12/10/07
Realm of the coin
Brian Williams, Anchor and managing editor of The Daily Nightly at MSNBC blogs about the Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center.
New York Times City Room Blog - 12/10/07
Making Cents, for Children, at Rockefeller Center
Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center opens

News Channel 5 (Nashville) - 12/05/07
Students Collect Pennies For Charities
Students in Nashville, TN collect more than 750 pounds of pennies. (Video clip included)

The New York Times - 12/4/2007
A Walkway Paved With Pennies, for the Sake of Charity
The NY Times follows co-founder Teddy Gross and architect James Polshek to Mount Vernon, NY to chronicle the making of the Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center.

WNBC (NYC) - 11/23/2007
Meet These Students
Perri Peltz reports on the Penny Harvest at PS 335 in Brooklyn.

Times Union - 11/22/2007
Students collect Penny Harvest
Troy, NY school begins the Penny Harvest after seeing Oprah Winfrey Show.

Ballard News Tribune - 11/6/2007
Students seeking 750 lbs of pennies for charity

9News (Colorado) - 10/31/2007
Trick-or-Treat! Pennies please!
Article and news story on Penny Harvest's first year in Colorado.

Seattle Post Intelligencer - 10/30/2007
'Penny Harvest' helps students learn how they can make a difference

The Seattle Times - 10/11/2007
Penny-wise students make a difference

The Integrator - 10/2/2007
Are Charities Serving Diverse Communities? Congress Wants to Know…
Penny Harvest credited for actively involving a new generation of donors by educating and involving children.

The Daily Princetonian - 9/19/2007
Inspiring Oprah's Charity
Co-Founder Nora Gross featured in her college newspaper.

National Review Online - 9/13/2007
Ivy Ideas
Common Cents cited as an organization successful at community-building.

Highbridge Horizon - 12/1/2006
Bridge to reopen
Penny Harvest students from PS 226 in the Bronx make a grant to help restore the High Bridge that once connected the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx to Washington Heights.

 
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