Common Cents Mission: Common Cents, creator of the Penny Harvest, nurtures a new generation of caring and capable young people between the ages of four and 24 by enabling them to strengthen their communities through philanthropy and service-learning.

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Students Honor Secretary with Furry Friends
“You can’t not like animals at PS 88,” said the Penny Harvest coach. It’s engrained in the school culture as evidenced by the names and decisions of their two Philanthropy Roundtables: the “Wild Cats” and “Star Boys.” Both gave all of their support this year to an animal shelter in memory of their longtime school secretary...
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To enhance learning about global issues, we select an issue of global concern that becomes the subject of intensive study, philanthropy and action. The 2008 Global Relief Issue is climate change. What do you think is the main cause of climate change?
Human activity
Natural geological forces
Both A and B
None of the above

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What's New at Common Cents and the Penny Harvest

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

Roundtable Decision Reports due 4/11/08. Download forms.

Are you a Penny Harvest School of Excellence? Download an application due on 5/7/08.

See Penny Harvest students in the spotlight in local media. 
 

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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!
02.27.08
Penny Harvest Coach Writes about Community Service for “Manner of the Month” Website

Deanna Chappell Belcher, Service Learning Coordinator and Penny Harvest Coach at The School at Columbia University, recently wrote an article on how families can support their children getting involved in community service.

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Students roll up their sleeves. They have more than their Penny Harvest funds for the community; they also offer their time and talent through Neighborhood Service projects.


Did You Know?
The most valuable pennies known to exist were minted in 1793, and the only four known to exist today are worth $275,000 each.
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