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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!

Who do you think should be responsible for teaching our children to be good citizens? Families Schools Religious institutions Educational programs (like the Penny Harvest!) All of the above

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Young Philanthropists Foundation Young Philanthropists Foundation administers the Penny Harvest in Colorado in coordination with Common Cents

The results are in!

169 Penny Harvest schools from around the country pledged a total of $27,420.

After a week of voting, the National Roundtable has made its final decisions! Roundtables from NYC, Seattle, Ohio and Colorado engaged in meaningful discussion and debate to decide how to best allocate the amassed fund.  Click here for the full story.   

Stay tuned!  In the upcoming weeks, the organizations we have partnered with: Ecole Le Bon Samaritain, Clean Water for Haiti, Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and Konbit Pou Edikasyon are going to prepare a report, which will be sent out to all pledged schools, detailing their proposed use of the funds you have allocated.

Resources

• The Action Guide
• Students Page: Helping Haiti
• Responding to a natural disaster within the Roundtable  
• How to get involved: Letter from Common Cents staff

How to get involved  

The Action Guide is a student friendly packet that contains stories about issues that many Haitians face and information about our partner organizations currently working in Haiti.  In about 1 meeting, your students will be able to discuss how the earthquake has effected Haiti and the organizations that are working to help. 

As part of the curriculum, we invite roundtables to join the first ever National Roundtable by pledging a small portion of their funds (we recommend 10%) and voting on how to divide the amassed collection among our partner organizations.

Global Relief Fund Timeline:

• *Last day to pledge a portion of the Roundtable funds: April 9th
• Voting Week to select organizations: April 19th-30th
• Collective totals per organization announced: May 1st

how can i help?

The incredible earthquake that shook Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:53pm was the strongest the country had experienced in over 200 years. We were all saddened to see the huge amount of damage it has done to the island and the people. We know during natural disaster such as these that we must come together as one community to make a great impact.

We are committed to providing our students with meaningful opportunities to give back and make a lasting impact. We invite all roundtables to come together by pledging a portion* of their Penny Harvest funds to the Global Relief Fund: Haiti Rebuild and Recover. The Global Relief Fund will be our first-ever Nationwide Philanthropy Roundtable, amassed and allocated by Penny Harvest schools from across the country.  

Join Penny Harvest schools around the nation!  Pledge a portion of Roundtable funds to participate in the first-ever Nationwide Philanthropy Roundtable to allocate the Global Relief Fund.  Click here for details. 

Visit this page frequently to find tools and resources to making an impact for Haiti Earthquake Relief.

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