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Alburgh, VT, May 18-- A stack of pennies collected by a fourth grade class at Alburgh Elementary School has risen close to  four hundred dollars to benefit the Vermont Haiti Project.
“We did this in conjunction with a fun math project,” said fourth grade teacher Ken Herz (below, right). We wanted to see if one billion pennies would fill up our classroom!”
In the end, by using one full crate as a measuring tool, the class concluded that it would need 204-million pennies to fill the room. More importantly, the kids raised close to 40 thousand pennies. After bank service charges (converting the pennies to dollars), rou ghly 375 dollars will go to the Vermont Haiti Project.
“More than just doing a math experiment, we wanted to put the pennies to good charitable use,” said Herz. “I knew about the Vermont Haiti Project and told the kids about it, and they were eager to donate.”
VHP co-director Tim Singer (left) came to the Alburgh school today to receive the check. “That was a great thing you did,” Singer told the kids, while sharing with them the programs VHP is involved with in Haiti. “Thank you so much for your donation. The money will be put to good use in our schools, medical clinic and water programs.”
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