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Penny Harvest recognizes 26 New York City  schools as 07/08 Schools of Excellence!

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CONGRATULATIONS NEIGHBOR BONUS WINNERS!
February 12, 2007

This fall Common Cents challenged all participating Penny Harvest students and their families to harvest together.  The goal of this contest was encourage families and children to make connections in their communities as they gathered pennies.  For every five neighbors they approached, student were eligible to send in an e-mail entry to the Neighbor Bonus contest, increasing their chances of winning a Barnes & Noble gift card. 

Participants from New York City, Seattle and The Capital Region of NY flooded the Common Cents office with entries.  The entries revealed many new and creative ways for harvesting pennies.  For example, one family reported visiting 40 neighbors; one took their Penny Harvest Bags to a resort in PA; and another decorated milk cartons and brought them to five local businesses!

We randomly selected 10 winners to receive a Barnes & Noble gift card, and they are:

NYC:
Mark, PHS, Bronx
Brittany, Timothy Dwight PS 33, Bronx
April Emanuele & Justin, Bronx
Qwashawn, PS 189, Brooklyn
Victoria, Juan Morel Campos PS 290, Brooklyn
Lazir, PS 167, Brooklyn
Michael, PS 60 Daniel Tompkins, Staten Island
Anonymous, Manhattan

Capital Region of NY:
Hayley, Fort Edward Union Free School

Seattle:
Gabriella, Loyal Heights Elementary
 
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