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Children's Aid Society Blog- 7/16/10
These Kids Have Common Cents!
Students at P.S. 1 in Manhattan donate money to the Children's Aid Society
ABC News Denver- 7/14/10
Students at 43 Schools Collected Money
Students in Denver make 131 grants
SI Live- 7/8/10
Staten Island youngsters collect pennies for preemies
Students from P.S. 19 donate to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Richmond University Medical Center
Manhattan Times- 7/8/10
For P.S. 48 students, helping the less fortunate is Common Cents
Students in Washington Heights, Manhattan help their neighbors
SI Live- 7/6/10
P.S. 19 Students Donate Money to Favorite Charity
Staten Island students donate money to the zoo
LI Herald- 7/2/10
Clarke M.S. raise $4,000 for several charities
Long Island students celebrate nine years of Penny Harvesting
Columbus Parent Magazine- 6/29/10
Elementary students recognized for their charitable activity
Students in Columbus, Ohio address the needs of their community
Autism Speaks Blog- 6/21/10
Just Like Them
Students at P.S. 7 in Brooklyn donate money to Autism Speaks
Federal Way Mirror- 6/18/10
Green Gables Elementary's Penny Harvest benefits Friends of Hylebos and Soldiers Angels
Seattle students donate to worthy causes
SI Live- 6/17/10
Pennies collected by students add up at P.S. 60
Staten Island students learn teamwork and compassion through the Penny Harvest
Queens Courier- 6/11/10
P.S. 232 collects $8G in pennies
Students at P.S. 232 are proud Penny Harvesters
Times Union- 6/5/10
Pupils find giving won't cost a pretty penny
Students from Veeder Elementary School in Albany, NY get a lesson in philanthropy
Have a Heart Childrens Cancer Society
Penny Harvest Check Award Ceremony photos
Photos taken at school award ceremonies
Columbus Local news- 6/6/10
Circle celebrates commitment of grandparents
Sixth grade Penny Harvest student awarded at banquet
NJ.com- 6/2/10
Monroe Township school completes campaign
New Jersey school completes Penny Harvest
Magnolia Voice- 6/2/10
Pennies add up for Lawton students
Seattle school donates to Red Cross and Homeless 2 Renter
Columbus Parent Magazine- 5/25/10
Students Show Community How to Make Every Penny Count
Columbus students complete their second year of Penny Harvest
Federal Way News- 5/25/10
Every Penny Counts: Hyleob awarded a Penny Harvest grant
King County school in Washington donates to Friends of the Hyleobs
Magnolia Voice- 5/20/10
Fatima students raise funds
Seattle school donates to Red Cross and The Association for Catholic Childhood
Family Tree- 5/10
Denver Public School Kids Make $1,000 Difference
Denver public school awards grant to grateful nonprofit
Cultureshoq- 5/19/10
Cole Haan Sponsors Common Cents Benefit Recap
Cultureshoq summarizes the Common Cents benefit
Fashion Windows- 5/18/10
Cole Haan Hosts the Glitterati of "The Moth"
Penny Harvest benefit features New York celebrities
Staten Island Live- 5/10/10
West Brighton resident hailed for work on behalf of children
Local children's advocate honored by New York City, non-profit supported by Penny Harvest students
Columbus Parent Magazine- 4/27-10
Students debate ways to use small change to make a big impact
Students discuss important issues during Penny Harvest Roundtable
Seattle Post Intelligencer- 4/23/10
Penny Harvest Youth Philanthropy Summit
Grandmother loves Penny Harvest
Columbus Parent Magazine- 3/23/10
Students Learn and Become Empowered to Help Others Through Penny Harvest
Columbus students participate in Penny Harvest for second year
Solid Ground- 3/9/10
Bellevue students join teen activists in Youth Summit
Penny Harvest students represented in Youth Summit
Solid Ground Blog- 3/3/10
Penny Harvest student leaders learn "What love feels like"
Students learn life lessons through Penny Harvest
Columbus Parent Magazine- 2/23/10
Penny Harvest program helps students make a difference in their community
Penny Harvest helps students develop leadership skills
This Week- 2/17/10
Crimson Cup signs on for Penny Harvest program
Columbus school joins Penny Harvest
Solid Ground Blog- 2/9/10
Can children really make a difference?
Kathleen Penna reflects on the Penny Harvest
Your Hub- 2/22/10
Kids collect more than 5.3 million pennies for charity
Colorado students donate over $50,000 to charities
Columbus Parent Magazine- 1/26/10
Students celebrate the results of the second Penny Harvest in Columbus
Students, parents, teachers, and community members celebrate Penny Harvest
Daily News- 1/25/10
Hardhats help schoolkids at P.S. 119 raise big bucks for Haiti earthquake victims
Penny Harvest students raise money for Haiti
Solid Ground- 3/3/10
Penny Harvest student leaders learn "what love feels like"
Students in Washington make big decisions.
Columbus Parent Magazine- 2/23/10
Penny Harvest program helps students make a difference in their community
Penny Harvest is raising awareness in Columbus, Ohio.
Your Hub- 2/22/10
Kids collect more 5.3 million pennies for charity
Students in Colorado have donated more than $100,000 to local causes over last three years
New York Times- 1/27/10
Lack of Money Thwarts a Family Devastated by a Fire and Trying to Rebuild
Penny Harvest students donate to a family within their school.
Columbus Parent Magazine- 1/26/10
Students celebrate the results of the second penny harvest in Columbus
Penny Harvest students celebrate penny harvest with community.
Daily News- 1/25/10
Hardhats help schoolkids at P.S. 119 raise big bucks for Haiti earthquake victims
Penny Harvest students raise money for Haiti.
New York Times- 1/17/10
Common Cents is the proud recipient of a team of New York City Civic Corps volunteers.A New York Volunteer Effort Will Soon Spread to 10 Cities
United Way- 1/14/09
Every Penny Counts
Seattle area students contribute to their communities with Penny Harvest
North Jersey News- 1/14/10
JCC raises $1,300 for Penny Harvest
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, a New Jersey non-profit, runs the Penny Harvest
Columbus Foundation- 12/09
Penny Harvest program connects students with community issues.
Students across Ohio participate in the Penny Harvest with support of Columbus Foundation.
Ballard News-Tribune- 10/31/09
At Large in Ballard: Penny for your thoughts
Students at Adams Elementary School in Seattle, WA learn the joy of giving through the Penny Harvest.
Columbus Parent - 7/14/09
Penny Harvest Liberty Students Award Grant to Assistance League of Metro Columbus
Students in Columbus, Ohio use their Penny harvest funds to support organizations in their community.
Cure Childhood Cancer - 7/13/09
Penny Harvest Liberty Students Award Grant to Assistance League of Metro Columbus
Penny Harvest students make a grant in support of a Childhood Cancer organization.
NY1 News - 6/27/09
Penny Harvest Pays Off For Queens Community (video included)
Students and faculty from I.S. 192 in Queens presented checks to various organizations in the community Friday following the Penny Harvest.
Your Nabe - 6/26/09
A little change can go a long way P.S. 108 donates pennies to charities
Students at P.S. 108 stretch their Penny Harvest dollars to make a huge difference in their community.
YourHub.com - May 20, 2009
Students grant $34,599.96 to Colorado Charities
This year, students from 31 schools across Colorado granted 89 grants totaling $34,599.96 to nonprofits, individuals in need, and service projects of their choosing.
NY1 News - May 13, 2009
Penny Harvest Draws Support For Local Charities (video included)
Students at PS 29 in Castleton Corners, Staten Island managed to pull together and give away $2,000 in coins as part of their 10th annual Penny Harvest.
The New Yorker Magazine - May 4, 2009 Issue
David Owen, City Island Postcard, “At Sea,” (subscription required)
Fourth graders at P.S. 175. City Island help the City Island Nautical Museum reopen after a fire by making a donation with their Penny Harvest Round table money.
Leadership for Student Activities Magazine - April 2009 Issue
Penny Possibilities
Middle school students thrive with penny collection and involvement in the projects they support with their philanthropic efforts.
Staten Island Advance - 4/10/09
Staten Island student exposes bottle cap hoax
Students at PS 46 in South Beach uncovered a charity hoax while investigating where to allocate their Penny Harvest grants.
Columbus Parent - 4/6/09
Students help homeless and hungry in Columbus
Students in Columbus, Ohio are using their Penny harvest funds to focus on hunger and homelessness in their community.
What Kids can Do - 3/1/09
Helping People, It Just Sticks with You.
The What Kids Can Do website profiles the Penny Harvest.
50 in 52 Journey- 2/28/09
Video interviews with Common Cents Fellows and Executive Director Teddy Gross.
NY1 News - 2/12/09
Children Harvest Pennies For Good Causes
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Penny Harvesters help save a community food pantry.
WCBS-AM- 1/31/09
Teddy Gross on WCBS-AM
Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross is featured in an interview on WCBS-AM.
SI Live - 1/29/09
Staten Island students reaching out to help others in need
Staten Island Penny Harvesters make a difference in their community.
WHEC News 10- 1/19/09
No day off for Harley Schools
Students from Harley's Lower School participate in a service projects on Martin Luther King day.
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens News - December, 2008
Brooklyn school children make every penny count
Students at PS 77 and PS 316 make a donation to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in support of educational programs and community outreach initiatives.
YourHub.com - 12/31/08
Colorado kids collect more than 3.7 million pennies
Students from 31 Colorado elementary, middle and high schools have officially harvested 3.7 million pennies, or $37,826.02, for local charities through the Young Philanthropists Foundation's 2008-2009 Penny Harvest.
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - 12/24/08
Families receive food, toys from PTO program
12 families in the Sugar Grove, Ohio received boxes filled with food and toys donated by Penny Harvesters.
MSNBC 5 News - 12/22/08
Chicago Students harvest pennies
Students at Budlong Elementary School in Chicago collect pennies to make change in their community.
The Columbus Dispatch - 12/18/08
Kids' coins add up for charity
More than 3,000 central Ohio children participated in this year's Penny Harvest.
Staten Island Live- 12/18/08
Students Bring Holiday Cheer
Students at Laurie Intermediate school delivered toys to children getting cancer treatment at the Staten Island University Hospital.
Hometown Oneonta - 12/16/08
Keith Finds Pennies Turn Into Dollars Of Help
L8-year-old Keith Fredette in Oneonta, Delaware is inspored by Common Cents to do his own Penny Harvest to raise money for homeless shelter.
WCTV - 12/11/08
Local Students Collect Pennies to Help Others
Tallahassee, Florida collect pennies for the Penny Harvest.10
Queens Courier - 12/9/08
LIC school collects 600 pounds of pennies
Students at I.S. 204 middle school in Long Island City collected about 600 pounds of pennies for this year's Penny Harvest.
The Holyoke News - December, 2008
HES exceeds Penny Harvest goals
Penny Harvest students at Holyoke Elementary School meet and exceed their Penny Harvest goal.
Tallahassee Democrat - 11/25/08
Letters to the editor: "You want change?"
10 elementary schools in Leon County, students collect an estimated total of 1 million pennies (that's $10,000, or 7,000 pounds of pennies!)
News 10 Now - 11/20/08
Students collect pennies for charity (video included)
Students at Colton-Pierrepont Central in Colton, New York collect pennies for the Penny Harvest.
This Week Community Newspapers - 11/19/08
Students 'harvest' pennies for charity
Students in Worthington, Ohio collect pennies for the penny Harvest.
Worthington News - 11/12/08
Coppery Coin collection will help kids' favorite charitiesStudents at two elementary in Worthington, Ohio collect pennies for the penny Harvest.
West Seattle Herald - 11/04/08
Students scrounge for idle pennies
58 schools in the West Seattle join over 1,000 schools nationwide in the Penny Harvest.
Best Life Magazine - October 2008 issue
Change Afoot
Cole Haan and Common Cents join forces to encourage child philanthropy through the Penny Harvest.
Kid Spirit Magazine - Fall 2008 issue
Interview with Teddy Gross
Emily Goldman, a 9th grader interviews Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross.
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.
Ballard News Tribune - 06/18/08
Adams school raises $1,200 for charity
Penny Harvest students at Adams Elementary School in Ballard, Washington use their Penny Harvest funds to support local charities.
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
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.
Pacific Publishing Company (Seattle) - 06/04/08
Help for Herons
Penny Harvest students from the Crest Learning Center donate money to the Heron Habitat Helpers.
Care for the Homeless NYC (Newsletter) - 06/01/08
Little Help from our friends
Penny Harvest students from the Crest Learning Center donate money to the Heron Habitat Helpers.
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 Ledger (Florida) - 05/25/08
LMS Students Enhance Lake Environment
Florida Penny harvest students apply the "think globally act locally" slogan to the community around their small private school by funding the purchase and installation of two wood duck nest boxes, a purple martin house and four bald cypress trees through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The Wave (Rockaway Newspaper) - 05/23/08
PS 215 Visits Pediatric Unit at PHC
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".
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 05/13/08
Students use good cents to raise $5,000
Students from an Atlanta school collected $5,000 worth of pennies to donate to worthy causes through the Penny Harvest.
Just Cause It - 05/13/08
Teddy Gross - Using Common Cents To Save The World
Common Cents executive director Teddy Gross featured on Just Causes website
Seattle PI - 05/12/08
Don't underestimate the power of the penny
Students from 55 King County in Seattle participated in Penny Harvest this year.
Queens Chronicle - 05/01/08
Penny Harvest kids collect books for South African kids
Penny Harvest students at PS 232 in Queens donate some of their Penny Harvest funds to a school-wide drive to send books to send more than 5,000 books to South African schools.
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