Pennies for Peace: Brownie Scout style
These three Brownie Scouts are passionate about their cause: Pennies for Peace. Just this past weekend they could be found on their neighborhood street corner collecting pennies. A good weekend nets around $20. All 375-plus students at Leawood Elementary are helping too. The pennies will go to help buy school supplies for students in Pakistan.
“Pennies for Peace” was started by an American mountain climber who saw the horrible living conditions in Pakistan. Greg Mortenson (author of Three Cups of Tea) saw that students did not have any supplies or a place to learn. When he returned to the US, he started “Pennies for Peace.” Schools all over the nation have collected many thousands of dollars to build schools and supply students with the materials they need to learn.
More information can be found on their website www.penniesforpeace.org. To follow the girls’ progress, check out their blog: http://penniesforpeace.blogspot.com.
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