Penny Harvest NYC / Metro NY

822 NYC schools participated in 07/08.  Sign Up for the 09/10 penny harvest tODAY!

“By collecting pennies, making grants and doing service-learning, our students help their communities while learning the skills and rewards of good citizenship...” says NYC School’s Chancellor Joel I. Klein “...participate in this program as part of a comprehensive strategy to improve the culture in your school. Consider the Penny Harvest as the key to service-learning and community involvement in your school.

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PENNY HARVEST: IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!

SERVICE-LEARNING
“Penny Harvest is a valuable service-learning initiative that teaches students that they can make a real difference in their community and plants the seed for a lifetime of activism”
- Denise Katz, Teacher, New York, NY
 
COMMUNITY BUILDING
“Seldom does a program come along that has the ability to impact a school and community to the level that the Penny Harvest does. Parents consistently tell me that the Penny Harvest is the most worthwhile event that takes place at our school all year!”
-KC Gottschalk, Principal, Albany, NY
   
YOUTH PHILANTHROPY
“We work with students who come from very needy families and yet they were excited to share and felt very good about giving back to their communities.”
- Svetlana Mamedova, Teacher, Seattle, WA


   
LEADERSHIP
“The Penny Harvest experience enhances our students’ decision-making and leadership skills, while fostering a sense of teamwork and collaboration”
- Pat Lieberman, Assistant Principal, New York, NY
 
CHARACTER BUILDING
“This is learning! It’s about how to help others. This is just as important as reading and writing.”
- Eric Nezowitz, former Principal, Staten Island, NY