Arizona CENTennial Penny Drive Announces Winners
July 19, 2011More than 68,000 Arizona K-8 students collected $23,237.45 in pennies to assist in refurbishing the Arizona Capitol Copper Dome.
On Friday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m., at Estes Elementary School, 11279 W. Grier Road, in Marana, Estes Elementary School, as the school that collected the most pennies of any participating school statewide, will receive a $500 check, a commemorative plaque in the shape of Arizona and a party, courtesy of Bashas’ with special appearances by:
? The Copper Chopper, the official mascot of the Arizona Centennial
? John Huppenthal, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
? Officials of Freeport-McMoRan, program sponsor
Estes Elementary School in Marana collected $1,309.70 – more than any other school in Arizona!
One-hundred and eighteen schools and nearly 70,000 K-8 students across the state participated in this Arizona CENTennial Children’s Legacy Project to learn Arizona history and participate in a service-learning project to collect pennies that will go toward the effort to shine the Arizona State Capitol Copper Dome as it serves as centerpiece for the upcoming Centennial celebration.
Blue ribbon winners in each of Arizona’s 15 counties (in addition to the grand prize winner, Estes Elementary School) are:
Apache – Concho Elementary School, Concho
Cochise – Pearce Elementary School, Pearce
Coconino – Fredonia Elementary School, Fredonia
Gila – Pine-Strawberry Elementary School, Pine
Graham – Lafe Nelson Elementary School, Safford
Greenlee – Duncan Elementary School, Duncan
La Paz – Bouse Elementary School, Bouse
Maricopa – Cactus View Elementary, Phoenix
Mohave – Topock Elementary School, Topock
Navajo – Joseph City Elementary School, Joseph City
Pima – Los Ranchitos Elementary School, Tucson
Pinal – Cactus Middle School, Casa Grande
Santa Cruz – Elgin Elementary School, Santa Cruz
Yavapai – Camp Verde Elementary School, Camp Verde
Yuma – Gila Vista Jr High – Yuma
The Arizona CENTennial Penny Drive is sponsored by Freeport- McMoRan Copper & Gold, and The Arizona Republic/Media in Education. Partner is Bashas’ Family of Stores and Coinstar.
