Penny Harvest: A Year in Pictures

The Penny Harvest is a free, service learning program that follows the traditional school year and teaches students about giving back. Last year, 43 schools in Colorado raised more than $53,000 and made over 130 grants to nonprofits, individuals, and their own schools!


Follow the pictures below for a step-by-step demonstration of the program in action.

Step 1: Gather Pennies

Step 2: Research Community Issues
















Step 3: Make Grants















Step 4: Volunteer






















Step 5: Celebrate!!

YAB Growing Gardens Project: June 12th, 2010

The 11 Youth Advisory Board Members spent several months planning a service project for Global Youth Services Day, which focused on composting and recylcing. The students were able to partner with a nonprofit in Boulder, CO called "Growing Gardens." During the project they learned about creating a composting pile at home or school and then were able to go into the gardens, collect the "greens" and the "browns" to add to the compost, and build their own pile, which the organization will use to fertilize it's gardens this coming Fall. Congratulations Youth Advisory Board on an awesome project!

For more information about YPF and our Youth Advisory Board, visit our website: http://www.ypfoundation.org/

To learn about Growing Gardens, visit: http://www.growinggardens.org/

To learn about Global Youth Services Day, visit: http://www.gysd.org/