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Penny Power

 

Our goal for Penny Powe r collection in 2008 is $650,000 US.

Penny Power 2007 donations totalled $612,551 US. Thank you!

New Penny Song!

Music and score for the new Penny Power song by Les Gustafson-Zook.

Rhythm of Change

Find out more about Penny Power from the inspirational DVD Rhythm of Change.

Penny Power goes to the roof

Two pastors from Kaufman Mennonite Church, Davidsville, PA raised an extra $5,200 for Penny Power by spending time on their church roof .

Collecting coins

Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches have adopted Penny Power as a great intergenerational activity and collect coins year-round. The collected coins and larger donations are taken to annual relief sales, which are festivals and auctions that support MCC projects. You can come and hear the coins jingle as volunteers sort and count the change.

Creative methods for collecting coins by volunteers have included collecting coins in a wheelbarrow and a watering trough, throwing coins into a basketball hoop, using teddy bear jars as banks and giving rides in a giant hollowed-out-penny. Other tips and activities outlined in the Resources for Groups section of this Web site.

Get involved

You too can save your coins and make a difference or — to really see the fun — provide a match for the coins collected at your church, your relief sale or in all of your province or state. Check with the relief sale nearest to you for drop-off points for coins, mailing addresses for donations, and other details.

Play a game See how easy it is for small change to add up to big change!

MCC Water Table How Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale educated people about the value of clean water.

8 Steps Organizing a Penny Power campaign is easier when you break the tasks down.

© 2008 Mennonite Central Committee
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