United Way Penny Collection Nears 200 Lbs

By Staff, 04/7/17 2:18 PM

HOPE – Students at the Hope Academy of Public Service were six pounds short of 200 lbs. of pennies collected for the 2017 Hempstead County United Way campaign.

Mallory Cain’s class won the campus-wide campaign with 56 lbs. of pennies collected. Tony Hooker’s class placed second with 47 lbs. collected. Both classes will be rewarded with popcorn and soda parties provided by the local United Way.

The campaign collected 194.5 lbs. of pennies for the campaign, as follows: Cain, 56 lbs., Hooker, 47 lbs., Hendrix, 26 lbs., Rogers, 20 lbs., Shepard, 15 lbs., Northcross, 15 lbs., Tackett, 15 lbs., and Hawthorne, 1/4 lbs.image

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