Join the Colorado Penny Harvest and Help us Get to 50 Schools!
Are you looking to get your school or child involved in the free Penny Harvest program? We still have spots available for the 2010-11 school year, which kicks off in September. Contact Amber for more information: agerding@ypfoundation.org
Colorado Penny Harvesters have granted more than $100,000 over the past 3 years to nonprofits, schools, and individuals in need!
Between 2007 and 2010, students from across the state gathered $114,675.29 in pennies and made 243 community grants, in addition to completing 39 neighborhood service projects. Find out where they have granted the money under the "Organization" Tab.
Penny Harvest Students Grant $52,159.00 to 105 different organizations!
Roundtable Leaders from 43 Colorado schools spent several months researching community needs, interviewing nonprofit professionals, and making funding decisions on behalf of their entire school. In addition to the 105 organizations funded, several Colorado schools participated in the first-ever National Penny Harvest Disaster Relief Fund to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Click here for more info: www.PennyHarvest.org/HelpingHaiti
Colorado Schools Harvest $53,178.33 during the 2009/10 Penny Harvest!
43 schools collectively harvested coins for more than 2 months for this year's Penny Harvest. Each school will continue into the Roundtable phase with at least $1,000 for their grant-making budget. Stay tuned to see where the students decide to grant all of that money!
Colorado Welcomes 43 Schools to the 2009/10 Penny Harvest!
The Penny Harvest has expanded in 2009/10 from 31 schools to 43 schools across the Greater Front Range. We are pleased to welcome the St. Vrain Valley School District and Aurora Publi to this year's program!! 10 school districts, and a handful of private schools are gearing up for their Kick-Off Assemblies, and the Harvesting Phase, with a goal to beat last year's Harvest total of $38,996.96!!
Roxborough Intermediate on TV!
Check out some of the Roxborough Intermediate students and the YPF staff on TV HERE!
Highlights of the 2008-2009 school year
- 89 grants were made by students this past school year totaling $38,996.96
- For a list of grant recipients click here
The 2009-2010 Penny Harvest is almost filled up, so make sure to sign your school up for this years Penny Harvest ASAP!
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“We always get emotional when the pennies are picked up,” explains Cara Usatch, Penny Harvest Coach at PS 398 in East Flatbush. Nineteen tiny kindergarten hands quietly waved goodbye to 28 sacks of pennies (840 pounds!) as the monstrous penny pick-up truck carted them away, but the youngsters would soon wave a happy hello to some new friends due to the Penny Harvest experience...
