Explains how Teddy Gross and his daughter began collecting pennies for the homeless and eventually founded Common Cents, an organization where students collect pennies for community needs.

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Explores the concept of money and illustrates several ways to earn money.

Providing an understanding of gender responsive budgets, this text is part of the inter-agency programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat, IDRC and UNIFEM. It covers the theoretical framework, the evolution of work in this area, the role of different stakeholders and the lessons learned to date.

Penny tries to hang with the Coin Clique, but she usually feels left out. When she meets a gold Dollar coin, who is also different from the "silvers," she learns how special and valuable she really is.

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