February 24, 2007 – A penny for your wish
Accepting a check on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation from MSU Greek Week!Saturday I had the honor to return to Michigan State University for the conclusion of Greek Week 2007 and one of MSU Stars’ signature fundraisers!
MSU Greek Week is a week-long competition between sorority and fraternities and is the largest philanthropic Greek event. Penny Wars is an MSU Stars signature fundraiser and a Greek Week competition. Throughout the week at each Greek Week event, coins are collected. A penny counts as positive points for the team and any silver coins or paper money counts as negative points (equal to the value of the money). The point is to put pennies in your own bottle and silver and paper in the other teams'. The team with the most points at the end of the week is the winner. Since Saturday is the last event, it is the last chance for teams to pick up extra points. Most chapters arrive early with bricks upon bricks of pennies and a pocket full of twenties to knock out their competition’s points - it is very competitive! Of course all of the money goes to MSU Stars to help grant a wish for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and last year we raised more than $5,000!
This year was very special for us, not only was it the 5th anniversary of Penny Wars, it was the first year that MSU Stars was named one of five charities chosen to receive a portion of the proceeds raised during the week. This year Penny Wars raised more than $7,304! In addition, the MSU Greek Week Leadership Team donated an additional $2,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan!
Congratulations to MSU Stars for collecting about $9,304 – more than enough to sponsor a wishes!
MSU Greek Week is a week-long competition between sorority and fraternities and is the largest philanthropic Greek event. Penny Wars is an MSU Stars signature fundraiser and a Greek Week competition. Throughout the week at each Greek Week event, coins are collected. A penny counts as positive points for the team and any silver coins or paper money counts as negative points (equal to the value of the money). The point is to put pennies in your own bottle and silver and paper in the other teams'. The team with the most points at the end of the week is the winner. Since Saturday is the last event, it is the last chance for teams to pick up extra points. Most chapters arrive early with bricks upon bricks of pennies and a pocket full of twenties to knock out their competition’s points - it is very competitive! Of course all of the money goes to MSU Stars to help grant a wish for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and last year we raised more than $5,000!
This year was very special for us, not only was it the 5th anniversary of Penny Wars, it was the first year that MSU Stars was named one of five charities chosen to receive a portion of the proceeds raised during the week. This year Penny Wars raised more than $7,304! In addition, the MSU Greek Week Leadership Team donated an additional $2,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan!
Congratulations to MSU Stars for collecting about $9,304 – more than enough to sponsor a wishes!
Congratulations and Thank you to my chapter, Sigma Kappa and their teammates Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Phi who won Penny Wars!
Finally, thank you to the MSU Greek Week Leadership team and the MSU Greek Community for 5 years of support of MSU Stars and Make-A-Wish! Here’s to many, many more years of granting wishes for Michigan children!
Finally, thank you to the MSU Greek Week Leadership team and the MSU Greek Community for 5 years of support of MSU Stars and Make-A-Wish! Here’s to many, many more years of granting wishes for Michigan children!
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