MILES OF PENNIES

The MILES OF PENNIES FUND provides grants for secular and religious materials for children from pre-school through high school.

These worldwide grants are offered several times a year to those who request funds for materials that they cannot afford to purchase.

HOW CAN WE GIVE

• Sunday School Project

• Men's Club Campaigns

• Special Lenton Offerings

• Bake sales or book sales

• Coin collections by adults and children

• Parish Outreach fund

• Develop your own creative ideas for this mission

When your campaign ends, the funds collected should be mailed to our ECW Diocesan Treasurer, with a notation on the check that the contribution is slated for the MILES OF PENNIES FUND.

WHAT REQUESTS CAN WE MAKE

• Books, Tapes, or computer software, either secular and religious

• Prayer Books for children

• CD's for after school tutorial programs

• Project materials for Vacation Bible School

• Books for library corners in a children's hospital or shelter(outreach)

• Mailing costs for sending recycled books to children

• Your idea for special needs

Fill out a request for the materials you need. These forms are available from Johnetta Merritt, your CPC Chair or by clicking here to PRINT a Miles of Pennies Application or by accessing the National CPC Website by clicking here,www.episcopalchurch.org/CPC. Attach an itemized list of materials you need with their prices. Remember the spending cap is $844.50 which is A MILE OF PENNIES! Your church CPC representative or priest must sign the order.

mail this request to:

The Church Periodical Club, 815 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.

The grant committee will respond to your need.

Please address any questions you may have to your Diocese of VA CPC Chair, Johnetta Merritt at (804) 330-9107 or e-mail   jgreymer@aol.com