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Penny Harvest NYC / Metro NY
We are not the only ones proud of the accomplishments of Penny Harvesters. As articles are published in newspapers and other media about their activities, we will post them here. NY1 News (Staten Island) - 07/11/08 Penny Harvest Raises Thousands For Needy Kids Penny Harvest students at P.S. 6 in Tottenville are chosen as NY1 New Yorkers of the week. Queens Chronicle - 06/26/08 ‘Grissom’s Angels’ Join Walk Now For Autism Penny Harvest students, teachers and parents of South Ozone Park’s J.H.S. 226, the Virgil I. Grisson School, raised money for autism. Queens Chronicle - 06/26/08 P.S. 63 School Happenings Penny Harvest students at PS 63 celebrate the end of another great year of service learning projects. Staten Island Advance - 06/20/08 West Brighton seniors give baby shower Penny Harvest students from Laurie Intermediate School in Staten Island donate funds to a new program on the Island for first-time moms. The Hudson Valley (Lohud.com)- 06/19/08 Larchmont children's "penny harvest" to reach across the globe Chatsworth Elementary School students collect pennies to benefit the victims of the recent cyclone in Burma. The children presented a visiting delegation of Burmese monks with the money and chatted with them about the political unrest in the country. Queens Ledger - 06/12/08 Self-Inspired students and self-less teachers Penny Harvest students at Magnet High High School in Queens donate money to a food pantry. Courier Life - 06/12/08 Pennies make good cents (pdf file) Penny Harvest students at PS 211 use the Penny Harvest to raise awareness of social issues. Canarsie Courier - 06/12/08 Students Learn Valuable Lesson From Penny Harvest Collection Penny Harvest students at P.S./I.S. 66 used their money to support Metro N.Y. Make-A-Wish Foundation and Brooklyn Care Works. The Wave (Rockaway Newspaper) - 06/06/08 PHC Angels On The Bay Receives Donation From P.S. 105 Penny Harvest Students from P.S. 105's first grade classes recently visited Peninsula Hospital Center's Angels on the Bay Pediatric Unit, bearing a Penny Harvest donation of $1,000! Staten Island Advance - 06/05/08 Remembering fallen heroes Penny Harvest students at PS 23 in Staten Island team up to plant shrubs, flowers in memorial garden for 9/11 victims. Canarsie Courier - 05/29/08 Students' Efforts Made Cents Students at John Wilson Intermediate School 211 donated their Penny Harvest money to the Have A Heart Children's Cancer Society in Huntington, NY, to assist families of children with cancer and also collected used clothing to benefit needy children in the community. The Wave (Rockaway Newspaper) - 05/23/08 PS 215 Visits Pediatric Unit at PHC (pdf file) Penny Harvest students visit the Pediatric Unit at the Peninsula Hospital Center's Angels on the Bay. NY1 - 05/17/08 NY1 names Penny Harvest students as Staten Islanders Of The Week Last year, a Staten Island boy lost his life trying to save his dog from a house fire. Penny Harvest students from P.S. 247 in Brooklyn were touched by the story and honored the boy with a big donation to a local animal shelter, resulting in NY1 naming them "Staten Islander of the Week". Queens Chronicle - 05/01/08 Bronx Times Reporter - 04/03/08 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. Kind News Online - February 2008 Remember The Penny Harvest Story? Students at P.S. 26 in Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY collected pennies for organization of clowns who perform for people affected by disasters. 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 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 NY1 News - 12/13/07 Newsday - 12/11/07 Boston College bound teacher-to-be is Seinfeld Scholar A former Penny Harvester named a Seinfeld Scholar StreetsBlog - 6/26/2007 City: Commuter Needs Will Factor into High Bridge Plan StreetsBlog reports Penny Harvest grant to High Bridge Times Ledger - 6/21/2007 PS 50 students donate $700 to senior center Canarsie Courier - 6/21/07 Harvested Pennies Donated Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 6/06/2007 Dyker Heights Students Show 'Locks' of Love for Sick Children That's Crispy - 5/29/2007 Debbie Marks and the Penny Harvest Long Island Press - 3/05/2007 Penny Harvest Grantee Honored Courier Life - 2/22/2007 Canarsie Courier - 1/18/2007 The Queens Chronicle - 12/14/2006
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