Penny wars bring hope
Moreau's annual Spirit Week Penny War raised almost $3000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Matthew Ramson, Staff Writer
October 17, 2011
Filed under News
Only at Moreau could having a dollar be a bad thing. But there’s nothing bad about rasing $2,291.05 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
“This year’s Penny Wars was dedicated to Pennies for Patients, and the funding goes toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,” ASB vice president Amanda Ang said.
“This was a perfect way to help these cancer patients,” Coronel said. We want to do anything that will help those in need.”
“Healthy competition between classes really unites each class and we’re all coming together for a common goal to beat each other,” ASB President Marcus Coronel said.
“In my opinion, it’s a really easy way for classes to earn up to 200 points, and all the proceeds go toward a good cause! The classes can still be competitive and someone is able to benefit from it,” Ang said.
Moreau’s annual Spirit Week charity fundraiser returned this year with a similar look. The jars were outside of the library for a week, and freshmen flocked to deposit as many pennies as possible.
The upperclassmen held back, in traditional fashion, trying to make it look like there wasn’t any participation. Of course, everyone knew they were just waiting until the last day for a mass cash-in and last minute sabotage.
Here’s the way things work: Pennies are worth one point. At the same time, nickels, dimes, quarters, and all other money is negative points (a nickel would be minus 5 points, a dime worth minus 10, and so on). The class with the most pennies at the end of the week gets 200 Spirit Week points, last place getting 100 points for participation.
“You know what they say, ‘Every penny counts!’ And it does in spirit week. Sometimes the smallest things can make a big difference,” Coronel said.