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Home > Neighborhood Group Recognizes 14 Penny Harvest Schools
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NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP RECOGNIZES 14 PENNY HARVEST SCHOOLS
February 26, 2007

The Neighborhood Improvement Association (NIA) honored 14 Penny Harvest schools on February 15 with a party celebrating the nearly $6,000 donated by students in support of NIA’s programs.  Rosa Casella, Executive Director of NIA, thanked the students for their support and reinforced the importance of their grant-making decisions.  To show their appreciation, the NIA presented each Penny Harvest school with a certificate and plaque of recognition. 

The 14 Penny Harvest schools, all from Region 7, include: PS 205, PS 247, IS 220, PS 229, PS 112, PS 200, PS 121, PS 48, PS 314, PS 105, PS 176, PS 204, PS 186 and IS 227.

The Penny Harvest grants help the NIA serve the Brooklyn communities of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Boro Park.   NIA provides extensive after-school and evening programs, domestic violence prevention and intervention, senior support and recreation, as well as community and crime prevention projects.

This recognition event exemplifies the impact students have on their communities and the ease in which school-community partnerships can be forged.  One of the primary goals of the Penny Harvest is to encourage students to build relationships both within and outside their schools.  Utilizing the seemingly worthless capital of pennies and their own inherent generosity, students not only realize they can affect change, but also that they are responsible to their communities.

Notable district leaders also came to support the 14 Penny Harvest schools.  They were: Edward Seto, Region 7 Local Instructional Community Superintendent; Carlo Scissura, Esq., President, Community Education Council; and representatives of State Senator Marty Golden and Councilman Vincent Gentile.  In addition, Courier Life also covered this recognition ceremony.


                           
Photo courtesy The Neighborhood Improvement Association
Students from PS 200 in Brooklyn and their Penny Harvest Coach, Michelle Harrison (far right), proudly display the NIA's certificate and plaque.
 
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