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Family Ties Forever! · 02-10-2011, 01:09 AM

Very cool.

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Washington State Man Tries Raising $1M In Pennies
300 Pounds Of Pennies Deposited

Posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
Updated: 9:23 pm CST February 7, 2011

Mount Vernon, Wash. -- A man is trying to raise $1 million - in pennies - to help needy families in a Washington state town. The Skagit Valley Herald reports Rand O'Donnell has already raised more than $4,000 for the "Mountain of Hope" fund for Mountain Vernon families. He recently used a wheelbarrow to deposit 56,600 pennies - $566 - at the north Coast Credit Union. The load weighed more than 300 pounds.

O'Donnell hopes the fund will generate enough interest income to provide a steady source of revenue for the Skagit County Community Action Agency, which helps families with emergency food, fuel and clothing.

Information from: Skagit Valley Herald, http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

catlover79 · 02-10-2011, 01:11 AM

God bless him - hope he reaches the goal!!

Marvo301 · 02-10-2011, 01:35 AM

That is a great and thoughtful idea. I hope he reaches his fundraising goal!

browneyes106 · 02-10-2011, 11:06 AM

I hope he reaches his goal and I think he could do it.

Schmoopie · 02-12-2011, 07:00 AM

Now that is so awesome to read a story about a city that's close to where I live (kind of in-between my city and Marv's in Canada!)! Makes me want to scrounge around for pennies and go find this guy for a donation!

Tubehead · 02-16-2011, 01:37 AM

wow soundsl ike it lots of pennies well igues that my 2 cents.

Miss Lisa · 02-22-2011, 04:04 PM

That is awesome! I wish someone would start something like that around here. I hope that he reaches his goal.

02-10-2011, 01:11 AM	#2
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browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I hope he reaches his goal and I think he could do it.