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St. Mary's Sycamore students collect ‘Pennies for Power'
Pay-It-Forward House benefits from service project
SYCAMORE - Students at St. Mary's Catholic School participate in monthly service projects, and on Nov. 1, they presented Pay-It-Foward House Board President Joyce Mathey with $429.34 they collected by hosting a “Pennies for Power” fundraiser.
Throughout October, the school's preschool through junior high students donated their spare change in an effort to help offset utility costs for the nonprofit organization at 719 Somonauk St.
“Service projects like this one allow our students an opportunity to apply lessons they learned in the classroom. We remind the children it doesn't matter how much you contribute - every penny makes a difference. Compassion and empathy for others is a ve
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