Pennies for Peace Campaign

Throughout February and March 2010, the New Jersey State Library plans to honor the legacy of Abraham Lincoln as part of the national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration. Lincoln firmly believed in education, equality, opportunity and peace. To help continue his legacy, the State Library is encouraging all New Jersey libraries to participate in the Lincoln Pennies for Peace Campaign. All funds collected will be donated to Pennies for Peace which collects funds for the Central Asia Institute co-founded by Greg Mortenson, the subject of the bestselling biography, \x93Three Cups of Tea: One Man\x92s Mission to Promote Peace\x85 One School At A Time.\x94 His newest book, \x93Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan\x94 is due out Dec. 1, 2009 and continues the story begun in \x93Three Cups of Tea.\x94 The money collected for the Pennies For Peace Campaign will be used to build school libraries in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The New Jersey State Library encourages New Jersey school and public libraries to join this campaign: \x95 Register at the Pennies for Peace website http://www.penniesforpeace.org/ You can receive free postcards and stickers and other materials. \x95 Let us know too. To receive a free poster for your library and to have your library included in statewide media releases please register with the NJ State Library here. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eNim7dgj4eZm9UfhG51lvg_3d_3d \x95 Design a creative donation container and send in pictures for posting on the State Library Website. Either post the photos to your Flickr account and send Gary Cooper the link or send us the digital photos and he\x92ll post them for you. (gcoo...@njstatelib.org) \x95 Get children and the community involved in contributing pennies. Pennies for Peace has lots of suggestions to get you started. \x95 The libraries collecting the most pennies for New Jersey libraries will receive recognition during National Library Week in April 2010.

To be eligible for this contest, libraries should collect the pennies, make a check made out to \x93New Jersey State Library\x94 and send the check to the State Library by April 1, 2010. We\x92ll send all the checks to Pennies for Peace.

Send your check to: Sheri Shafer, Chief Financial Officer NJ State Library PO Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625-0520 Checks must be received at the State Library by April 1, 2010.

The original Pennies for Peace was conceived by students in a Wisconsin elementary school in 1996. Since then, over 16 million pennies have been raised by over 700 schools in all 50 states, including over 10 million pennies in the past year. The program is designed to educate children about the world beyond their experience and show them that they can make a positive impact on a global scale, one penny at a time. To date, the Central Asia Institute has established 130 schools, educating over 51,000 students, with an emphasis on girls\x92 education.

Media Inquiries: Gary Cooper email: gcoo...@njstatelib.org Contact for Libraries: Sharon Rawlins email: sraw...@njstatelib.org.

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