Penny Wars
Penny Wars is an annual, school-wide competition hosted by ASG in which students raise money by donating pennies and other change. Students put pennies (which are worth a point) in their class jar while putting all other change (which deducts points) into the other class jars. At the end of the competition, ASG awarded class funds to the class with the most points. “It is one of our more successful fundraisers, because everyone loves class competitions,” said senior Margaux Jones, member of ASG’s Philanthropy commission.
This year, sophomores finished first and won $700 dollars, while juniors took second, seniors finished third, and freshman finished last. The runner-up classes were awarded $150, $100, and $50 dollars respectively. “Having money awarded to the winning classes this year really made it great. We were able to donate money to the classes because our student government class had accumulated a surplus from hosting successful dances and budgeting well in the past,” Jones said.
The money raised through Penny Wars will be donated to charity, and will help build wells and provide clean water in impoverished countries. ASG is still calculating the amount of money raised from the competition, but they estimate the total to be in the hundreds of dollars.
