4th Grade Fundraiser

Hi everyone!
Two 4th grade classes at P.S. 10 Magnet School of Math, Science, & Technology in Brooklyn, NY decided to raise money for the kids at Escuela Pacaja!
Each year the school participates in a Penny Harvest and each class gets to choose where they would like the funds they raise to go to.  After much deliberation and discussion about different organizations, two classes decided that they would like their fundraisers to go to Escuela Pacaja!  Many of these student are from Guatemala themselves and still have family there, so it has a very special meaning for them.  
Here is a brief description of the Penny Harvest:
During the next four weeks, Penny Harvesters will collect millions of pennies as thousands of them connect with their communities. As they participate in the first of four phases of the Penny Harvest, these students will literally create their own philanthropic bank accounts at each of their schools. One hundred percent of the funds collected will be used to make grants to non-profit organizations of their choice and to fund service-learning projects in their community.


If you would like to learn more about the Penny Harvest you may visit their website: 
http://www.commoncents.org/go/news/19th-annual-penny-harvest-kicks-off


We will have an idea as to how much they have raised in January.  We'll keep you posted!
Thank you to these wonderful children who will make Escuela Pacaja a richer learning environment!

This is the leaf on the school's Tree Of Caring for Escuela Pacaja....
It is so touching that the children in Brooklyn NY really want to make a difference for kids they have never met!