Pennies for Poverty:
Two Cents For Change
News Archives:
Join the 100 Can Challenge:
Pennies for Poverty has launched a challenge to all businesses, organizations, schools and neighborhoods in Newburyport to collect 100 cans of non-perishable food by Thanksgiving to donate to the area food pantries. With the economy still on the downside, there are many families and individuals in Newburyport who have fallen below the poverty level or at risk of becoming victims of poverty. We are challenging every one to give a little to make a big impact. If we all donate a can or two, think of all we could feed.
To become a participant sign up by emailing 2can@2cents4change.com. Then go to Downloads on this site to print off your 100 Can Challenge signs for your display and your collection bins and 100 Can Challenge Instructions for food collection and drop off info. It's simple and the impact will be huge.
(11/2011) Pennies Welcomes 2 New Board Members:
Ridge Woodford is our new Service Agency Liaison. He moved to Newburyport from Colorado in the fall of 2010. A former economist with the World Bank in Washington D.C.—with years as its representative in Nepal—he is the single parent of a grown son who, with his family, including two young grand children, live in North Andover. Barbara E. Garnis is our new Together Chairperson. She moved to Newburyport with her husband in 2007. She has a MA in Psychology from Assumption College. Prior to her retirement in 2006, she worked in Community Mental Health as an Administrator and Community Organizer. For more information about our board, please visit the Meet the Board page.
Running for a Cause:
Pennies board member Julia Collins Lindner, the chair of our 2 Cent committee, is running the All Women and One Lucky Guy half marathon on November 4th to benefit Pennies for Poverty. She is hoping to raise $1000 for our cause so please consider donating to her effort and help us fight poverty in Newburyport. Please click here to learn more and make your donation. Our thanks to Julia!
The Newburyport Lions Club Presents $500 to Pennies for Poverty:
Recently we recieved a generous gift from the Newburyport Lions Club of $500 which has been added to our 2 Cent Grant Fund. As we rely on donations from individuals, organizations and businesses, we are very appreciative of this generous gift. Our grant funds are given out to address an urgent need in Newburyport, to fund a new initiative that will help to elimintate poverty or the fund an under-funded program that impacts poverty in Newburyport.
September Food Drive Results:
Thanks to all who helped us with our fall Food Drive at Shaw's in Newburyport on the weekend of Sept 9-11th. We collected approximately $2820 worth of food to benefit the 5 local food pantries that serve Newburyport residents (Salvation Army, Pennengill House, Our Neighbors Table, Community Action and Community Service. In addition, we raised $657.82 which will be geven equally to the Pennies for Poverty 2 Cent Grant Fund and the Pettengill House. The need in our community is great and we were pleased to assist. We are appreciate all who donated.
An Example of How a Few Can Make a Difference, One Penny at a Time:
Recently, a local Brownie troop showed us all how a few young people could indeed make a difference. The girls of Troop 61368 decided to save their own pennies and individually donate their collections to Pennies for Poverty. They each had a can and filled them twice raising a total of $182. Their leader Jodi Demille has had Fran Larkin, the Pennies for Poverty Awareness chairperson, speak to the girls and they were inspired to personally assist in our effort to address poverty in Newburyport. Thanks girls!
Attention High School Students!
Are you looking for something to do this summer? How about volunteering? Please check out 2011 Volunteer Opportunities for High School Students to see what volunteer opportunities are available!
Annual Food Drive Results:
Pennies for Poverty would like to thank all who came by Shaw's Supermarket the weekend of March 18-20 to support our Food Drive. Whether you purchased food to donate or placed money in our collection jugs, you made our event a very successful one. We were able to distribute $2092 worth of food to five area food pantries, Pettengill House, Our Neighbors Table, Salvation Army, Community Action, and Community Service. We collected $1017 in cash donations, half to support both our 2 Cent Grant Fund which gives money to fund local initiatives addressing poverty in Newburyport and the other half to go to the Salvation Army for the purchase of personal care items which are often not covered by public assistance. We appreciate the generosity of our fellow residents and the amazing effort by the employees at Shaw's Supermarket who made this effort possible. If everyone in Newburyport gave 2 cents a day, 2 cans a month and volunteered 2 hours a month it would equal a collective value of 3 MILLION dollars toward assisting those in need.
2 Cent Grant Awarded:
Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change is pleased to announce that a 2 Cent grant of $3,500 has been awarded to The Newburyport Learning Enrichment Center (NLEC) to set up a Scholarship Fund and Cultural Arts Initiative. This program will offer scholarships for low income children served by NLEC to existing programs in Greater Newburyport as well as fund new after school initiatives. "Part of NLEC's mission is to provide after school activities in the community that will provide stronger links with community partners to help reduce social isolation and boost a sense of belonging to the greater Newburyport community. Without these opportunities most of the at-risk children and families are left without positive choices and low income families are often excluded due to lack of funds" said Nancy Earls, Director of the NLEC.
New Board Member:
Pennies is pleased to introduce our newest board member, Michael Gale who will serve as our treasurer. Michael has worked in the healthcare industry for the past 30 years and has been the CFO of Bournewood Health Systems in Brookline MA since 1990. He and his wife, Laura are long time residents of Newburyport and have a son graduating from college in May and a daughter in graduate school. Welcome Michael!
Summary of Accomplishments:
2008-2010 Financial Summary to date:
Operating Costs:
$5,150 spent on website, nonprofit filings, PR material, office supplies, photocopying of Service Directory and other.
Total 2 Cent Grants awarded: $12,550
- Ann Smith received a $50 2 Cent grant for her idea "Meal Marks".
- The Learning Enrichment Center was awarded a $5,000 grant.
- YWCA $2,000 2 Cent Grant awarded for scholarships for low-income children in Newburyport.
- Park Circle Tenant's Organization $2,000 awarded 2 Cent Grant for start-up and children's equipment.
- Newburyport Learning Enrichment Center awarded $3,500 for new afternoon programs and scholarships.
Community Needs Grant awarded: $1,514
- $332 Community Needs grant to Belleville Church to make up Emergency Bags for those in need
- $416.75 Community Needs Grant awarded to Community Service
- $465.81 Community Needs Grant awarded to His Provisions Too
- $300 Community Needs Grant awarded to The Salvation Army for personal care items.
Pennies Food Drives have raised $16,642 worth of food which was split equally to:
- Community Action
- Community Service
- Our Neighbor's Table
- Pettengill House
- The Salvation Army
Total Benefit to Community: $30,706
For a full list of our accomplishments, please click here.
Important Notice:
How will the unemployment benefit extension bill not passing affect our community? Nationally of the 8.5 million receiving benefits, 2 million people stand to lose unemployment by Christmas. In Mass, 50-60,000 people will have their unemployment stopped by Christmas with an additional 6-7,000 per week thereafter. Pennies has not been able to pin down how many by town but with the service agencies already struggling to meet the need, they will certainly have difficulty meeting this new increase in people needing help.
What can we do? Pennies would like to challenge the community to come up with ideas on what we can do—in the immediate future as well as long-term to increase food donations, monetary donations as well as address the projected increase in volunteer needs down the road. So, everyone please put your creative thinking caps on and let's come up with some ideas. I know we are all busy with the holidays but being prepared is half the battle. Please send your ideas to 2c4c@2cents4change.com.
Food Drive A Success!
THANK YOU!
The food drive collected $2,300 worth of food which will be distributed equally to Community Action, Community Service, Our Neighbor's Table, Pettengill House and The Salvation Army. In addition, $935.72 was donated to the 2 Cent Grant Fund and the Community Need Grant.
Community Need Grant Awarded:
The Community Need Grant, 1/2 of the monetary donations from the food drive, $465.81, has been awarded to His Provisions Too, a new soup kitchen in Amesbury serving breakfast from 9:30-11AM at All Saints, 67 Friend St., Amesbury.
New Pennies Board Members:
Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change is pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors. Julia Collins-Lindner is a dynamic business leader, author and experienced non-profit organizer with over 20 years experience working for the NFL and is currently a specialist working on HR projects. She has also organized many charity events where she raised over $300,000 for numerous important causes. Julia resides in Amesbury and Pennies for Poverty is excited to have her energy and experience as the Chairperson of our 2 Cents program.
Glenn Meyers is currently the Senior Director for Community Relations at Fidelity Investments where he has ten years of experience. He recently participated in the ten month social justice leadership program at the Boston Center for Community and Justice. We welcome his vast experience as a bridge builder and communications strategist. Glenn lives in Newburyport and will serve as our Executive Director of Marketing and Communication.
POVERTY ON THE INCREASE:
Recent articles point out a very disturbing trend. Poverty in the United States is getting worse. The recent economic troubles and recession have certainly contributed to that. One in 7 Americans lives in poverty. 1 in 5 children do. Nearly 12 million households receive food stamps, a record. A record number of Americans signed up for Medicaid last year as the recession wiped out their jobs and health insurance. The number of poor people in the suburbs has increased 37% in the last decade. Hundreds of thousands of pets are being abandoned or left with shelters.
Locally, families who donated to food pantries a few years ago are standing in line this year. Another soup kitchen recently opened in Amesbury. That brings the total to 7 in the area along with 5 food pantries. Some of the stories are just heartbreaking. Last year one mother stood in line for 3 hours at one of the local food pantries. All she wanted was toilet paper! And when she got to the end of the line, they were all out!
Many of us want to help. We are a kind, compassionate and giving nation. There are a few things we can do to help those in need in our community and it doesn't take much. Do you realize that if everyone in Newburyport just gave 2 Cents a day, that's over $100,000 a year!! If we all donated just 2 Cans a month to a food pantry that's 36,000 cans of food a year, and if we donated just 2 Hours of our time each month, that's 36,000 hours a year of volunteering. And if we do this, then Together we will make the Newburyport area a better place.
I am a volunteer Board Member of Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change and this is what we believe in! Imagine if we did this in all 300 towns and cities in Massachusetts? I am available to work with any other towns to implement this and give talks to any community groups. Together we can all do something to "make gentle the life of this world."
FRAN LARKIN (franlarkin@comcast.net)
Annual Witches' Night Out!
October 22, 2010
6:00-9:00; State Street, Downtown Newburyport
Calling all goblins, witches and warlocks for a "spooktacular" event in downtown Newburyport, the Tannery and Horton's Yard!
Enjoy merchant and restaurant hospitality while shopping and meeting your favorite witch or warlock. Many participating businesses will be decorating their stores in the best of Halloween finery, serving light refreshments, having a costume contest and offering a reverse trick or treat to benefit Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents for Change. Bring your 2 Cents to help fund the 2 Cent Grant and 2 Cans to help restock the local food pantries.
Witches Night Out attendees are encouraged to dress as a witch or warlock to add to the festivity of the evening.
For more information, please visit WitchesNightOut.net.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:
Cereals, juice boxes, school snacks, condiments, hygiene items (toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap), peanut butter and jelly, pasta and pasta sauces, beans, canned meats and fruits, soups, powdered milk, macaroni and cheese, dried fruit.
COSTUME CONTEST:
Held at the Bladk Dog at 8:00 PM. Winners will receive a $50 Newburyport Gift Certificate from the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce!
Other Store Events:
Please click here to view a detailed list of events!
FOOD DRIVE OCT 1-3:
- WHERE: Shaw's Supermarket, Newburyport
- TIMES: Fri. - 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4 with delivery on Monday 9-10.
Donated food will be split equally between: Community Action, Community Service, Our Neighbor's Table, Pettengill House and The Salvation Army.
Monetary donations will be split equally between the 2 Cent Grant Fund and His Provisions Too, a new soup kitchen in Amesbury.
Volunteers Needed for 2 hour shifts at Shaw's; sorting and dividing of the food; and delivery on Monday October 4th. Please contact Eleanor Turke by email at volunteer@2cents4change.com.
Please we need your help! The food drives have been running low on food as well as personal care items during the summer. The winter months increases the demand. Please help us refill the food pantries. Even one can of food can make a difference. With about 17,500 Newburyport residents, if everyone in Newburyport donated one item, there would be 17,500 items of food for the food pantries to give out!
We can't do this without you.
2 CENT GRANTS AWARDED:
The YWCA has been awarded $2000 to fund need based scholarships for health and wellness programs for children.
The Kelleher Park Tenants Council was awarded $2000 for various expenses including start up costs, items for their community center and sports equipment for resident children.
The Pennies for Poverty Board of Directors also approved an emergency grant request for $300 from theSalvation Army to be used to purchase personal care items for the needy that they serve.
All monies awarded were raised by collecting pennies in Pennies for Poverty 2 Cent Jars located at many local retailers, the all summer long Wednesday night Haley's Ride In Star 240 Fundraiser and by generous donations to the 2 Cent Grant by individuals and organizations.
Commission on Diversity and Tolerance Grant Awarded to Pennies:
Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change was awarded a grant from the Commission on Diversity and Tolerance for increasing awareness of Poverty. The Commission on Diversity and Tolerance awards grants to those individuals or groups which helps "our mutual mission of promoting inclusion, tolerance and diversity, and ending discrimination and acts of hate in our community."
THANK YOU STAR 240!
Every Wednesday night this summer, Star 240, a motorcycle riding club, has gathered at Haley's Ice Cream to raise money for Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change's 2 Cent Grant Fund. The Star 240 Haley's Ride Ins have raised $2,235.24 in donations, all of which will be returned to the community through grants.
Recently, Pennies for Poverty has awarded $300 to the Salvation Army in Newburyport for emergency personal hygiene products, $2,000 to the YWCA of Newburyport to help disadvantaged children attend summer programs and $2,000 to Kelleher Park in Newburyport to pay for items for its community room. Other 2 Cent Grants that have been awarded: $5,000 to the Learning Enrichment Center, $50 Meal Marks, a bookmark listing all the area soup kitchens and food pantries, $332 to Belleville Congregational Church for emergency bags. Combined with the semi-annual food drives, Pennies efforts on behalf of poverty in the 2 years since we started, total $25,000 and it was done on an operating budget of less than $2,000 a year!
As we wind down the summer of fundraising, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has come and helped out at Haley's from donors of raffle items to donors of change to purchasers of raffle tickets to all the 50/50 raffle winners who donated their winnings back to the 2 Cent Grant; from celebrity guests to all the motorcyclists and groups who came to show their support; to Haley's staff and Mike Roy who were so very accommodating and generous; to John and Christine Ross of J&C Entertainment who donated their services as DJ to make the last night extra special; and to Cliff and Sue Wolfendale, AKA Cheerful Charlie and Lt. Fuzz, for donating their time and clowning expertise. Special thanks to Star 240, Anthony Pretti and Eric Shaktman who have been there every Wednesday night and who have worked so very hard to make this a successful fundraiser.
Total Raised by the Star 240 Haley's Ride Ins: $2,235.24
"Making Change with Change"
Haley's Star 240 Fundraiser:
- For: 2 Cent Grant Fund
- WHAT: HALEY'S RIDE IN
- FOR: PENNIES FOR POVERTY: 2 CENTS 4 CHANGE, INC.
- WHEN: WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FROM 6:30 - 8:30 PM
JUNE 2 - SEPTEMBER 1 - WHERE: HALEY'S ICE CREAM
- HOSTED BY: STAR 240
This is it... THE GRAND FINALE! We've been at it all summer and we've reached the big night... Tell everyone you know ! Ice Cream - Raffles - Clowns - Music and More ! We present the BIG CHECK tonight! Bring all your loose change and help us reach our goal !
Special Nights:
- September 1: Closing night with Star 240 Presentation. J & C Entertainment and Cheerful Charlie and Lt. Fuzz!
J&C Entertainment and Cheerful Charlie have donated their services to help raise funds for the 2 Cent Grant.
For more information about J & C Entertainment: www.rossdj.com/
To book Cheerful Charlie: 978-462-7473
Raffle items: Last chance to get raffle tickets! Raffle items include a signed Red Sox 2004 win photo, posters, photographs, paintings by Ralph Ayers, and many more items!
New Board Members:
Robin L. Parsons is a Vice President in the Global Business Reporting division of a major worldwide financial institution. Her experience in the community has included past member and treasurer of the General Federation of Women's Clubs- Junior Women's Club of Taunton and Raynham and volunteer with the American Cancer Society's "Look Good, Feel Better" program. She recently moved to Newburyport and we look forward the contribution her past experiences will bring to our organization.
STAR 240 AND HALEY'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT PENNIES FUNDRAISER EVENT:
July 14: Dr. Keith Ablow, one of America's leading psychiatrists, will be at Haley's!
ENCHANTED NEWBURY: A PRELUDE TO SALEM'S WITCHCRAFT HYSTERIA
A TOGETHER PRESENTATION BY WENDY WEST
June 16, 7:00 PM, Newburyport Public Library
This is a story of a seemingly isolated witchcraft case in Newbury, Massachusetts and its relationship to Salem's Witchcraft Hysteria. For more information about the history, please click here. Another article about "Enchanted Newbury" can be found here.
JUNE 13th: Pennies will be at the Farmer's Market!
Wonder what we do? From the Common CENTS Garden to 2 Cents to TOGETHER, Fran Larkin, Pennies Board Member, Author of "5 Words and Then Some", Retirement Coach, Altzheimer's Advocate, will be at the Pennies table to answer your questions about Pennies.
Another Chance to see the Secrets of Success Together Presentation
ON PORT MEDIA, Channel 10
- Thu 5/20 at 9pm
- Fri 5/21 at 11am
- Sun 5/23 at Noon
FOOD DRIVE FOLLOW UP:
"On behalf of Pettengill House, please accept our heartfelt thanks for your recent donation of food from the recent food drive at Shaw's Supermarket along with the help of the Belleville Congregational Church. Your generosity and support is truly appreciated and makes a different in the lives of many. Thanks as always." Pettengill House
"On behalf of the Board, Staff and guests of Our Neighbor's Table, I thank you and the entire Pennies for Poverty team for all your hard work coordinating the food drive and for giving so generously to Our Neighbor's Table. The food collected over the weekend will be a tremendous help in serving all those in need." Lyndsey Haight, Our Neighbor's Table
"We at Community Service thank you for the terrific collection last weekend. We are very grateful for your help." Betty Leary, Community Service
"Hello, I am writing to thank your awesome volunteers for making the last food drive such a success. We at the Amesbury Center truly appreciate our partnership with Pennies For Poverty! Our pantry now serves, on average, 600 families in need each month—this is a staggering volume—more than 50% higher than the same period a little over a year ago. A sad sign of our difficult times! Many thanks again, and please thank your entire board for all that you do to support area anti-poverty agencies." Elaine Miller, Community Action, Inc.
The three-day food drive raised more than $2,600 worth of food for the five food pantries that serve Newburyport residents: Salvation Army, Community Service, Our Neighbor's Table, Community Action, and Pettengill House. In addition, $416.75 was donated to the 2 Cent Grant Fund and $416.75 to Community Needs which will be donated to Community Service for non-food items. $3,433.50 is the grand total! Thank you to all who donated, volunteered and special thanks to Shaw's Supermarket and Belleville Congregational Church for their efforts and generosity.
THANK YOU!
A Community Needs Grant Awarded:
A Community Needs Grant of $ 464.25 has been awarded to Community Service in Newburyport to purchase personal care items and other items that are not covered by food stamps. The Community Needs Grant is funded from half the donations received during the bi-annual food drive with the other half of the donations going to the 2 Cent Grant Fund. The Community Needs Grant is awarded semi-annually to an organization for a community need. The Pennies Board of Directors votes on the recipient of the Community Needs Grant prior to each food drive.
2 CENT GRANT AWARDED TO THE LEARNING ENRICHMENT CENTER:
We are pleased to announce that the first large 2 Cent Grant of $5,000 has been awarded to the Newburyport Learning Enrichment Center. This is a tremendous program, run by Nancy Earls, which has made an enormous difference in the lives of children and their families. The 2 Cent Grant is funded by the generosity of individuals in Newburyport. Thank you! Two cents a day can make a difference.
BELLEVILLE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH EMERGENCY NEEDS BAGS:
Belleville Congregational Church has been awarded $332 to purchase food, personal hygiene items and other items for emergency needs bags which will be given out to people in need.
SPRING FOOD DRIVE:
SAVE THE DATE: March 19-21
Pennies will be having our Spring Food Drive Friday 3/19 from 8:30 AM to 6 PM and Saturday, 3/20, and Sunday, 3/21 from 9AM to 5PM at Shaw's in Newburyport to benefit the 5 area food pantries: Community Action, Community Service, Our Neighbor's Table, Pettengill House and the Salvation Army. We will also be seeking donations for the 2 Cent Grant Fund and Local Needs. The donations will be equally split between the two. The Local Needs money collected at the Spring Food Drive will be donated to Community Service for non-food necessary items such as personal care items. Please consider volunteering at the Food Drive as well as donating food to replenish the food panties and giving monetary donations to the 2 Cent Grant Fund and Local Needs Fund.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:
Baby Food, Bread, Canned meats/fruit/veggies/soup, Juice, Laundry Soap, Paper Products, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Personal Care Items, Rice, Beans, School Snacks.
Our 501c(3) application has been approved!
Ed Cameron's Homelessness Presentation and Deb Smith's Waging a Living Presentation will be reshown on Port Media!
Ed Cameron, Associate Executive Director of Community Teamwork, "Homelessness": Thursday 2/11 @ 9 PM and Friday 2/12 @ 11 AM.
Deb Smith, Executive Director of Pettengill House, "Waging a Living": Sunday 2/14 @ 9 PM and Thursday 2/18 @ 9 PM
Last chance to put in your 2 cents on the surveys!
Please take a couple of minutes and fill out the survey. We really need your help! The Nonprofit Survey will be used to update poverty statistics. The survey ends Feb. 15th, so please help us by giving us your 2 cents! Please consider taking this survey to let us better know how to serve our community! Thank you!
Dec. 10th, 4 PM BLESSING OF THE BANNER
Mark your calendar for the annual Blessing of the Banner by area clergy on December 10th at 4 PM, Unitarian Church, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA. The banner which is made at the annual Volunteer Fair will be on display for 5 days as a reminder during the holidays to help those less fortunate.
Senzeni Na Fair Presentations On TV:
If you weren't able to stop by and see the presenations at the Senzeni Na Fair in October, they will be shown on Port Media on these dates:
- Th Nov. 12th @ 9p: Kathy Heywood: "Power of Music in Creating Social Change"
- Tu Nov. 17th @ 8p: Perspectives on Immigration: A Forum Sponsored by FRSUU - Moderator Sandra Thaxter
- Th Nov. 19th @ 9p: Ed Cameron: Homelessness
- Tu Nov. 24th @ 8p: Deborah Smith: "Waging A Living" presented by the Amesbury Friends followed by Fran Larkin, Pennies Board Member: "Pennies, an New Non Profit Model"
- Th Nov. 26th @ 9p: The Boston Community Choir Concert
That's just the first run for each... they'll repeat the following morning and Saturday afternoons. The presentations are all incredible. Thanks to all the presenters who volunteered their time, shared their knowledge or gift of song with us. And special thanks to Jay Jorgenson for filming all the presentations!!
Our 501c(3) application has been approved!
Senzeni Na:
Please join us for the 3rd annual Volunteer Opportunities and Poverty Awareness Fair on October 15-17. The theme of this year's Fair will be: Article 25 of the Declaration of Human Rights that poverty is a human rights issue, and the power of music in creating social change. We're calling the Fair Senzeni NA, as it is reflective of the Fair's mission: as in "What have we done" ...to cause poverty? ...to help those in need? ...and LOOK what we have done! The Fair is held annually to connect volunteers with nonprofits and to raise awareness of poverty.
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Zulu for "What have we done?" |
If you would like to help with any of the events, from baking cookies for the bake sale or closing reception to being a hostess at the Fair to donating a mystery item for the "Jelly Bean Auction" to planning and organizing, or donating a service such as printing, copying, sound equipment etc., please contact Cathie at 978-463-0507 or 2cents4change@gmail.com.
We are also looking for sponsors of the Senzeni Na Fair and are asking businesses and/or individuals to make a donation of just $10 to help us cover the costs of the fair. As you know, Pennies annual operating expenses for 2009 is just $2,000 so you know we will "penny pinch" and stretch your donations! Extra funds that are not needed for the Fair will fund Pennies 2010 budget and/or be donated to the 2 Cent Grant Fund. Please consider sending a check to Pennies for Poverty and note on the memo line: "Fair" and you'll be listed in the Senzeni Na program book as a sponsor! Thank you for your continued support!
For more information, please click here!
NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHTS:
Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change, Inc. is sponsoring "Nonprofit Spotlights" on Media One in order to increase public awareness of available services and programs as well as providing added visibility for local non-profits that may be looking for people/organizations for extra help to bridge the gap during budget short-falls. Let's get to know our area non-profits and the programs and people who work to make our neighborhood in the world a better place to live.
Non Profits: Would you like your nonprofit to be spotlighted for a half hour Media One "Non Profit Spotlight" in-depth look at what you do? Send Jay an email to arrange for a taping! Do you have a specific event that you would like advertised? Let us know and we will create a PowerPoint slide which will be displayed during the normal Channel 10 public service announcements. For more information or to sign up to be spotlighted, please contact Jay Jorgenson at: jorgensonj@aol.com.
New Common CENTS Programs - We call them Common CENTS because it just makes sense to work together:
A new program, the Common CENTS Garden in collaboration with the First Parish Church of Newbury, will grow vegetables for the local food pantries. Any group, organization, individuals, businesses who would like to help us launch this program for a garden in 2009 by donating a plot of land, money, seeds, or just be a part of the planning please contact Pennies for Poverty. A flyer with more information is available here.
Another exciting new program is a Common CENTS Resource Bank of individuals who have special skills that they are willing to donate to help individuals—from home budgeting to nutrition education to taxes to computers to resumes and work skills! The potential list of needs is as varied as the individuals who live in our community. Send us an email if you would like to sign up!
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Be a Pennies Presenter and help us spread the word by doing speeches and presentations! Write articles for the Pennies Newsletter. Bloggers, myspace & facebook: give us a shout-out and link! Join the Pennies Board! Host a Penny Party: Invite your friends and ask them to bring 2 cents & 2 cans to donate! Raise awareness about poverty. Help with an event. Have an idea for a new project? Send us an email!
Looking for a speaker?
Looking for someone to speak to your club, church, organization, board or other company group? We'd be happy to come out and talk about what the Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change is all about.
2 Cent Grant Funding:
Help us fund the 2 Cent Grant by donating just 2 cents a day or $7.30 a year! Just save your pennies; write a check and deposit at one of the 4 local banks that have 2 cent accounts (Institution for Savings, Eastern Bank, Provident Bank, or 5 Cent Savings Bank). Please help us fund books for literacy programs, fresh vegetables for the food pantries, and other programs and new initiatives! One hundred percent of the money donated to the grant is awarded to local organizations or individuals that work to reduce poverty here in Newburyport.
Pennies for Poverty Program Funding:
If 200 people donated just $10, we would have our annual budget covered! We are a program run by volunteers from the community, funded by the community, for the benefit of the community.