Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Pennies for the Planet

An exciting conservation program for kids across America!

Colorful seabirds on a rocky island off the coast of Maine need your help. So do an ancient swamp in South Carolina and a vast sagebrush habitat in Wyoming. What can you do? Join Pennies for the Planet!

Pennies for the Planet is a nationwide campaign that taps into the amazing power of kids to help critical conservation projects. For the last several years, kids have been collecting pennies (and nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars, too!) to help save wild places and wildlife in the United States and around the world. Working in classrooms, clubs, Scout troops, other groups, and on their own, kids just like you have turned pennies into an absolute gold mine for projects dedicated to protecting wild spaces and wild species.

Raising thousands of dollars for conservation, kids have proved that by working together, they can make the planet cleaner, greener, and wilder. That means you can, too!

On this website, you’ll find everything you need to get started, including information about each project; fund-raising ideas; recognition and prizes; and more!

Be sure to check the Pennies for the Planet Honor Roll to see what you and other kids have accomplished!

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