Over a week-long fundraising campaign, the elementary school raised more than $1,800 to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
Folks don't typically fashion a game out of handing other people their money, but at Atwater Elementary it has become a fierce skirmish, during the school's annual penny wars. The penny wars raise funds for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, and this year, generated $1,808 in just a week's time, shattering last year's record of $1,352. For the second year, the effort was organized by second grade teacher Dan Zimmermann and the Atwater Student Council. The way the wars work, Zimmermann explained, is students fill jars categorized by grade level — third through sixth grade — with their pocket change. Every penny is worth a point, while other coins or bills count as negative points. For instance, a quarter is negative 25 points and $5 negative …
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Over a week-long fundraising campaign, the elementary school raised more than $1,300 to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
People typically don't make a game out of giving others their money, but at Atwater Elementary it became an outright battle, during the school's annual penny wars. The fundraiser, this year for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, generated $1,352 in just five days. The effort led by second grade teacher Dan Zimmermann and the Atwater Student Council generated the money from pocket change, with the highest bill being a $20 “which caused quite a stir,” said Zimmermann. The wars are unique in that it does not require a big event, and carries no expense or risk to hold. Each child had a little cardboard box to collect pennies. Every class also had a clear glass jar. The goal was to get the most pennies per class, while "sabotaging" other classes by…
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CowDung
3:18 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
Well done Atwater! more ›