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Published May 04, 2008 11:33 pm - Pennies are powerful coins, according to Washington Elementary students. Washington counselor Sarah Redwine said each spring, students, teachers and staff raise money for Food and Shelter for Friends. Each classroom has a container that holds the funds. Penny power By Meghan McCormick The Norman Transcript Pennies are powerful coins, according to Washington Elementary students.
Washington counselor Sarah Redwine said each spring, students, teachers and staff raise money for Food and Shelter for Friends. Each classroom has a container that holds the funds. “This is our 17th year to do this,” Redwine said. “I have determined we’ve collected $30,000.” She said students have gathered $1,750 in loose change since the first week of April. Ten-year-old Trace Anderson said he saves his money all year for Penny Power. “My grandma and me collected $13,” the fifth-grader said. Anderson said he also asks his parents, aunts and uncles to donate money. The student admitted he would rather give money than spend it on something else. “It’s something nice to do and I don’t like video games that much,” he said. Twin brothers Jackson and Harrison Roth, 5, gave their birthday money to help the homeless shelter. The boys are pre-kindergarten students at Washington. Jackson Roth knows where the money is going. “It goes to the bank and then the bank people take it to people who are hungry,” he said. Second-grader Reza Torbati, 8, gives a portion of his allowance to the fundraiser. Torbati said he’s brought $10 and his mother donated $50. “That helps a lot,” he said. Redwine said the Washington Elementary family does its best to help others. “We know we had to help people that are hungry,” she said. 
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