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A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY….. Helping provide comfort and care for valley families.
1720 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550 Phone (956) 412-7200 Fax (956) 412-6300 www.rmhcrgv.org
Penny Challenge is a game to grade levels/home rooms. points as possible during the during the Penny Challenge McDonald House of the Rio Grande Valley! 1. 2.
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The project is run for any FIVE CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL DAYS. Each home room or class will need a large, enclosed container. A sealed, one gallon plastic milk container with a slit large enough to insert coins, bills works quite well. Each container is labeled with the name of the class teacher, a room number, or any appropriate identification of your choosing. The containers should be placed in a central location where there is some adult supervision. The school library or a location in clear view of the office staff are good choices. Students from class put their pennies in their class’ container. One point is received for every penny in the container. Classes may put other coins and paper currency into the containers of OTHER classes. Each silver coin or bill reduces the number of points from that container by the amount of the coin (e.g., a nickel reduces the points by 5, a dime by 10, a dollar by 100, etc..) This is where strategy counts. Have fun with it!Containers are emptied and counted daily. The total monetary amount of silver coins and paper currency is deducted from the total number of pennies each day. Totals for all classes are posted daily to encourage friendly competition. A symbolic object given to the leading class each day adds excitement of the project. This object can be retained by the winner at the end of the Penny Challenge. It helps to have a committee organized to count and roll the coins. Try asking a friendly local bank to help with the service, or get your parent center volunteers to help. You can also request a money order or check made out to the Ronald McDonald House of the Rio Grande Valley. Have Fun!
Introducing the
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WHAT DO YOU WIN? Penny Facts ♥ The most “expensive” penny is a rare one minted in 1793. Only four are known to exist today and their worth is estimated at more than $275,000. ♥ There are over 130 billion onecent coins currently in circulation. ♥ Over half of all coins produced by the U.S. Mint are pennies. ♥An average of 1,040 pennies are produced every second, adding up
A trophy for your school to display AND a Pizza Party. WE LOVE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR HARDWORK! ...So all participating Valley elementary schools will get a campaign certificate!
Participating is as easy as 1-2-3! 1. 2. 3.
Register your school with RMHC-RGV by filling out and turning in an entry form as soon as possible. You can fax it to (956) 412-6300. Ask your students to collect loose change. You can make up your own games or adopt the Penny Challenge game to make it exciting. Drop off or mail your check at the Ronald McDonald House. Monies received by November 12th will be counted toward our contest. If you wish, you may drop off your coins at the Ronald McDonald House. However, with multiple schools dropping off coins, we cannot ensure accurate counting of your coins, and we want you to get credit for the full amount of your donation! Wait for the results... good luck!
TAKE THE PENNY CHALLENGE! Every year, the Ronald McDonald House honors our children and their families for McHappy Day in November. A Penny Drive is held and we invite all the valley schools to participate in the Penny Drive contest by collecting their pennies to help support our mission to improve the health and well being of children around the world.
Annual Penny Drive 2011-2012 REGISTRATION FORM The Valley’s Ronald McDonald House provides comfort and care to families whose children are in the hospital receiving medical care. Every year, we honor our children and their families at our open house during McHappy Day, and we hold our Annual Penny Drive to raise funds. With your help, we can continue our mission in providing comfort and care to serve our valley families. We would like to invite you to join our Penny Drive challenge! Monies received by Nov. 12th will be counted toward our contest. The winning school will receive a trophy and a pizza party. Join us NoMcDonald. It will be a funvember 12th from 1pm-3pm and meet Ronald filled day with children’s games, face painting, cake walk, and much more! Please fax your registration form as soon as possible (956) 412-6300. Good luck everyone! Name of Team Leader:
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REASONS TO CONTRIBUTE….. ♥ Because I care about children ♥ Because I like to support your work ♥ Because I am or was a kid ♥ Because I like to have fun
If you have any questions regarding the Penny Drive please call the Ronald McDonald House at (956) 412-7200 or fax your registration form at (956) 412-6300
