January 31st, 2013

nlwpenny changeCongratulations to the staff, students and school community at NLW.  Our participation in the Free The Children  “We Create Change” campaign began just before the Winter Break and wrapped up this week.  Our goal was togather loose change and pennies and fill bags of pennies.   Each bag filled represented $25 in pennies and is enough to supply a years worth of fresh water to a child in a developing country.   We must have dug deep into our pockets and our couch cushions because in the end we collected 20 bags of change providing 20 children with a fresh water supply for a whole year.   This means that altogether we have collected 50,000 pennies.      Watch this short video produced for Free The Children and RBC about the end of our penny and what it can still do.  Free The Children and RBC Penny Campaign.

Thanks to Mme. G and the TLC students who coordinated this effort.  Together we are creating change in our world. 

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