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New York City — Common Cents announced today the online release of a book created by thousands of New York City students reflecting on the meaning of September 11 in their lives and pledging service to make a better world.
The 9.12 Book: Penny Harvest Students Reflect & Make a Difference to Honor September 11 contains drawings, poems, and pledges of students from 206 schools who participated in the 2011-2012 Penny Harvest for the 9/11 Memorial, a year-long service-learning program to help students, many of whom were not even born at the time of the attacks, understand the significance of the day and its aftermath.
Working closely with the New York City Department of Education and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Common Cents equipped a record 2,200 schools with age-graded curriculum devoted to 9/11, along with Memorial Unity Pins, and a teacher guide to drive school-wide discussion and activities to “reflect, collect, and connect” to the spirit of service that characterized the days and weeks after September 11, 2001.
Each page represents a school – public, private, and parochial – that participated in the program; contributing hundreds of expressive artifacts created by its students during the school year. Their poems and pledges, drawings and declarations are all inspired by the spirit of service and community that prevailed following the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
“This gorgeous book is a testament to the brilliant resilience of children,” said Common Cents Executive Director Teddy Gross. “And far from being merely cute, it demonstrates that young people’s works of art and service make them indispensable to any serious community-building effort.”
Common Cents is an educational organization that fosters ethical citizenship and youth leadership through philanthropy and service-learning in schools nationwide.
The Penny Harvest offers elementary and middle schools an escalating series of hands-on activities that connect classroom instruction to current issues affecting their neighborhoods. It is the largest youth philanthropy program in the US.
Contact: Gracie Rifino
Associate Director of Educational Programs
(212) 579-0579
grifino@commoncents.org
Common Cents’ 2013 Run for Change! campaign is now underway and a date is set: the 3rd annual run, walk and rally celebrating the work of over 600 Penny Harvest Schools in the greater New York …
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Each week, we’re showing way to get ready for the Run for Change! on April 30th!
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It’s been 47 days since Common Cents announced the Run for Change! We’re heading for the home stretch! Everyone has been preparing for what will be remembered as a celebration of student service.
Residents of the …
Rosemarie Mohammed at Citi Capital Advisors (CCA) may not have been a Penny Harvester while she was in grade school, but she is no stranger to service-learning or philanthropy. As an Upper West Side native, …
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Sam Gallen packs a punch. The dapperly-dressed drummer at Riverdale Country School is the youngest runner at the top of the leaderboard for the Penny Harvest Run for Change!
“I see grown-up runners raising a lot …
David Dillon, a Program Fellow of the NYC Service Corps program joined Common Cents last summer. In his laid-back and warm manner, he recounts an intimate story of his personal investment in education and the …
8 year-old Courtney may appear to know P.S. 335 like the back of her hand, but truth be told, it was this past September that she walked through the front doors for the very first time. “I’m a friendly person. I like to make friends,” Courtney explains, “But when someone doesn’t really know you, they don’t automatically say, ‘Hey, do you want to be my friend?’” While Courtney has an infectious personality and a warm smile, her peers grew closer to her as they came to respect the magnitude of her efforts as a Penny Harvest Student Leader.
Each year, Common Cents engages a group of interns to study a global issue of concern to youth and share that knowledge with their peers. This year, our interns studied hunger and they produced a cool and educational video promoting hunger awareness and exploring what the hunger looks like in New York City. The video, titled Faces of Hunger, is available on YouTube!
These are some reflections from our interns.
Imagine your schedule as a New York parent—working a full time job, commuting to work then picking up your child from school—do you have the time to take on an additional responsibility? …
Each week, we’re showing way to get ready for the Run for Change! on April 30th!
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Disclaimer: these videos are spoofs. Please use your own discretion in attempting to reenact these clips. : )
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Common Cents School Support Fellow; Ashley Prather may have her eyes set on tackling International Development and Education issues, but she hasn’t forgotten about what improvements need to be made at home. …
by Teddy Gross
We had a memorial service for John H. Hobbs on Friday at the Harvest Club. The largest room at the club was filled to capacity. I was struck by how diverse the …
This Penny Harvest Run for Change ad is on display on the CBS LED screen at Times Square (42nd Street/ 7th Avenue) until April 30, 2011.
Learn more about the Penny Harvest Run for Change at …
Each week, we’re showing way to get ready for the Run for Change! on April 30th!
Register at www.CommonCents.org/RunForChange
Disclaimer: these videos are spoofs. Please use your own discretion in attempting to reenact these clips. : )
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