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Mar
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- TCAPS
3/19/2009
TCAPS’ Montessori at Glenn Loomis has been collecting pennies to benefit the “Pennies for Peace” organization since January. Since then, $431.22 was collected by students, parents, teachers, and staff. The money raised from this penny drive will be sent to Greg Mortenson’s “Pennies for Peace” program and will help the Central Asia Institute continue to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan and develop literacy among the children in those countries. The TCAPS Montessori students have learned that even the smallest members of our society, using the smallest coins we have, can make a big difference.
The “Pennies for Peace” organization was developed when Greg Mortenson stumbled into a little village in Pakistan named Korphe when he was lost on the Pakistan Mountain K2. The village people of Korphe welcomed and helped him. In return he promised he would build them a school. Korphe is on the banks of the Braldu River and has very limited educational services. Greg Mortenson returned to Korphe and built a school and led the way to build other schools.
Please contact Angel Elsenheimer at 933-5608 or visit: www.penniesforpeace.org for more information or to make a donation.
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