Plainsboro Public Library’s Change for Change campaign was off to a good start when 60 people packed the 1st Constitution Bank on January 28 to donate their change at the kick-off of the program. Participants emptied a rich variety of containers into the coin sorting machine. Silver piggy banks, velvet satchels, Tootsie Roll tubes, and colorful purses drained into the coin counter. Following the lead of Plainsboro Mayor Pete Cantu, local dignitaries and library supporters pitched in.##M:[more]##
Attendees took a stab at guessing how much the tally would be, for a chance to win a sparkling green trophy. Guesses ranged from a low of $77.11 to a high of $13,”500. With the official total announced at $892.38, Luke Burston, 5, of Plainsboro, who guessed $900, walked off with the trophy. Mike Huang, a reporter from Chinese News Weekly, was a close second, with a guess of $880. No one accounted for the one deutsche mark, 1 franc, two Canadian 25 cent pieces, one Canadian 5 cent piece, one Canadian cent, one Dutch 25 cent piece, one 1-cent Euro, one 2-cent Euro, one 5-cent Euro, one 50-cent Euro, one Romanian 5 bani piece, and three British pennies.
The campaign will continue throughout the coming year in giant water bottles, donation boxes, and stadium cups throughout the town. Donations may also be made directly into the Change for Change accounts at PNC Bank and 1st Constitution Bank, both on Schalks Crossing Road in Plainsboro. For complete info visit www.lmxac.org/plainsboro or plainsborolibrarynews.blogspot.com
