Pennies for Peace
Coin Drive at John Muir
November 2-20, 2009

 The students and staff at John Muir will be participating in Pennies for Peace coin drive from November 2-20^th. Pennies for Peace is a service learning program and started as a result of the work of the mountain climber Greg Mortenson.

Greg became lost as he descended K2, located in Pakistan. The people of the remote mountain village Korphe took him in and nursed him back to health. Greg was appalled when he asked to visit the school and found 82 children kneeling on the frosty ground, in the open. They sat alone working for an entire day waiting for the teacher who would not come until the next day. They had to share the teacher with a neighboring village because a teacher cost one dollar a day.

Greg made a promise to return to Korphe to build a school. Read more about this amazing story. 

Pennies for Peace
https://www.ikat.org/pennies-for-peace/

 The Pennies for Peace coin drive is sponsored by the John Muir Library program. During Library classes, Kindergarten through 6^th grade children will be learning about how the children in the small villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan live and don’t have opportunities for an education. They will be practicing research and information skills as they learn about the cultures in these countries half-way around the globe. All students will be learning a variety of reading, social studies, geography, and economic concepts and skills.

Three Cups of Tea

By Greg Mortensen Adapted by Sarah Thompson
This is a book just published for the Young Reader. It is one of the book titles selected for

Battle of the Books 2009-2010

Pennies for Peace invites you to broaden your cultural horizons and learn about your capacity as a philanthropist-one penny at a time. When you give children in Pakistan and Afghanistan an education, you give them hope for a better future.

 Join in Giving Children an Education and Hope for the Future

Look What a Penny Can Buy…