GASTONIA — Students at St. Michael School count the money raised recently during six weeks of “Penny Wars.”
Students in each grade competed for points by donating change. A penny was one point, and paper money was face value, so a dollar bill was worth 100 points.
Silver coins were negative points that could be put into the box of another class. In all, the school raised $2,179.71, which was donated to Wells of Salvation, a Cross Catholic Outreach program that provides clean water, safe sanitation and Catholic education for communities in need in Ghana, Malawi and Zambia.
The fifth-grade class had the most points, and the seventh-grade class raised the most money, earning both classes a pizza party.
— Photo provided by St. Michael School