Ideas for Students

Ideas for elementary school students

• Decorate containers for each classroom or homeroom to collect coins.
• Work as a team to see which grade can collect the most coins.
• Hold a contest where students guess how many coins they’ve collected.
• Hold a competition for the most creative penny container.
• Offer a pizza party to classes that raise the most money.

Ideas for middle and high school students

• Ask service clubs to promote the Penny Campaign
• Promote the Penny Campaign at athletic events, pep rallies or other events.
• Invite someone from Samaritan to speak to your civics class about hunger and homelessness.
• Work with your business partners to collect change for a combined gift.
• Have classes compete within the school to raise the most money.
• Take up a collection at a high school football game.