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Your year-long philanthropic journey begins by organizing student leaders to mobilize the whole school to gather pennies. These funds fuel making grants in the Philanthropy Roundtable and taking action for Neighborhood Service.
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Building a caring community begins at home and with neighbors, and continues throughout the school. Begin by engaging your colleagues, your student leaders, the entire student body and their families in the Penny Harvest.
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REMINDER: The Gather Pennies phase of the year-long program takes about 9 weeks, beginning with preparation in September, attending professional development sessions in early October, then kicking it off for the whole school in late October. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
lEADING THE HARVEST: LEADERS BEGIN SO THE SCHOOL CAN FOLLOW
Penny Harvest Leaders are the driving force behind the Penny Harvest. Leaders will mobilize their peers while building leadership skills and easing your responsibilities as Penny Harvest Coach! Your leaders have a very important role: they collect pennies in their neighborhood first, leading by example for the rest of the school.
TIP: Hold regular meetings with your leaders. Most schools meet before school, after school, at lunchtime or during the coach’s prep time. REMINDER: Host the school-wide Kick off Assembly after you have attended a professional development session and student leaders have already harvested.
Read about how JHS 190 Student Leaders Mobilize the Whole School to Gather Pennies
“When my kids explain [to neighbors] that the money we collect will be gifted to organizations of our choosing, they are demonstrating that they are selfless and it is important for their neighbors to see them as young leaders.” ---Asha Punnett, Penny Harvest Coach, NYC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARVESTING PENNIES: KICKING IT OFF FOR THE SCHOOL WITH THE WHEEL OF CARING
Picture every student and staff member in your school collecting pennies, united in purpose and action. Imagine how successful your Penny Harvest will be if everyone is working towards a common goal. To unite, excite, and commit your school, kick it off with the Wheel of Caring lesson and Kick-off Assembly.
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TIP: Don’t forget to distribute Penny bags for each student with an insert for families.  Read about how PS 235 'Revolutionizes' the Kick-Off Assembly
“At the Kick-off Assembly, students were amazed to see how quickly two complete sacks were filled with only student leaders’ pennies. The whole school gave off an air of excitement, and an eagerness to begin harvesting was clear in the faces of the children in the audience.”
-Sandra LaBrake and Molly Chandler, Penny Harvest Coaches, Capital Region of NY
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HELPING EVERYONE TO HARVEST, EVERYONE TO LEARN
The Penny Harvest is for everyone—it’s a school wide program that involves every student in learning and harvesting. Motivating each student to gather pennies, implementing a Penny Olympics, advertising the Penny Harvest and sharing Curriculum Connections with all teachers allows each child to participate meaningfully— and of course, allows your school to accumulate enough pennies to beat the 25-sack challenge!
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TIP: Hold weekly weigh-ins to track your school’s harvest total. Ensure every students has tools and take-homes to gather pennies in their neighborhoods.
Read about how PS 200 Gets 'Carried Away' With Neighbor Harvesting REMINDER: Penny Olympics and the Curriculum Connections can occur throughout the gathering pennies period. Have students gather pennies until Thanksgiving break.
--Kathryn Reilly, Penny Harvest Coach, NYC
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINISHING STRONG: CELEBRATING SUCCESS, LOOKING TO NEXT STEPS It’s time to reflect, recognize, celebrate and look ahead. The “weight” of all the work you put into harvesting pennies will be lifted away as pennies are picked up. A Tally Rally is a great for your school to come together once again and celebrate accomplishments, announce harvest totals, wrap up the Penny Olympics as well as reconnect on the purpose of gathering pennies—continuing into the Philanthropy Roundtable.
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TIP: Keep harvesting till your assigned pick-up date!
REMINDER: The Tally Rally can happen before are after your pennies are picked up in early December. “At this point, they all understand service and philanthropy; there is no kid on the leadership team that is confused about what the pennies are for. It’s our job to build future philanthropists.” --Deanna Belcher, Penny Harvest Coach, NYC
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