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When does 33 pounds equal a ton of heart?
When Pineland students collect pennies for SJH Foundation
VINELAND, NJ (June 8, 2011) — Elementary students from Pineland Learning Center recently collected 33 pounds of pennies to benefit the South Jersey Healthcare (SJH) Foundation. For one month, students called on their family members and friends to raise a grand total of $60, or 6,000 pennies.
“The Foundation is extremely grateful for the generosity of the students at Pineland,” said Carolyn Heckman, Executive Director of the SJH Foundation. “Each penny makes an impact on what the Foundation can do for SJH, and helps enable SJH to provide high-quality health care services that improve the lives of all we serve.”
According to Ms. Christina Pierce, their teacher, the PLC students have previously participated in penny drives for the soup kitchen in Millville and sneaker recycling initiatives.
Pierce says that community service is a major part of the learning experience at PLC: “Our school takes pride in encouraging volunteerism to all of our students, no matter their age. Our students have a ton of heart, and they always impress us with their dedication to the causes they support.”
Pineland Learning Center, with campuses in Vineland and Carmel, is a private, non-sectarian day school educating at-risk students from kindergarten to twelfth grade from Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Cape May and Salem Counties. For 30 years, they have designed programs to fulfill the educational, social and emotional needs of their students, thereby becoming part of their teaching success. The goal of PLC is to help students discover and reach their own level of success. For each and every student that comes through the door, Pineland is a place where they are guaranteed an opportunity to grow as an individual with the support of a staff dedicated to achieving positive and measurable results. Pineland Learning Center is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the National Association of Private Special Education Centers and the New Jersey Based Association of Schools and Agencies Serving the Handicapped. More information is available by calling (856) 378-5020 or on the web at www.pinelandschool.org.
 (L-R): Devon S., Ms. Christina Pierce, Walter H., Dominic M., SJH Foundation Executive Director Carolyn Heckman, Erik S., John B., Mr. Robert Sheppard, Connor A., James R., and Horangelie R. |
