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How To: Host a Penny Drive

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Support your cause by hosting a penny drive. Let's face it, most people don't like having coins in their wallets anyway. So why not donate it towards good?

  1. Choose an org/issue to support (if you don't already have one in mind). Check out our 11 causes [2] for inspiration.
  2. Set a goal of how much you're going to raise. Include a start/end date.
  3. Get your friends involved. You could also ask your school’s community service club to help you run the drive.
  4. Spread the word.
    • Put up fliers in your school and around town.  (Make sure to get permission from proper authorities first.)
    • Make a Facebook event about it.
    • Text your friends. And get them to text their friends. And so on.
    • Have the charity you're supporting alert their local network about your drive.
  5. Send out an email blast/newsletter about your final collection numbers and thank everyone that participated.

For more ways to do something, check out our action guides [3]. GO [3]

 

Issues: 
Animals [4]
Bullying and Violence [5]
Disasters [6]
Discrimination [7]
Education [8]
Environment [9]
Homelessness and Poverty [10]
Our Troops [11]
Physical and Mental Health [12]
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[2] http://www.dosomething.org/causes
[3] http://www.dosomething.org/resources?cause=All&howtos=All&type=action_guide
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/animals
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/bullying-and-violence
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/disasters
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/discrimination
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/education
[9] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/environment
[10] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/homelessness-and-poverty
[11] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/our-troops
[12] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/physical-and-mental-health