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Pennies for change in Montana and Central Asia

When Betsy Baur heard philanthropist Greg Mortenson speak in September at Helena Middle School, she was inspired to be the driving force behind a local effort to help children.

The community-wide campaign to collect 10 million pennies — $100,000 — will run through February.

Half of the money will go toward a new Head Start building in the Helena Valley, and the rest will be for Mortenson’s organization, the Central Asia Institute http://www.ikat.org/ , which builds schools for children in remote regions of Central Asia.

“I was incredibly inspired when I heard him speak,” Baur said of Mortenson. “It was something concrete and positive I could do in the world. It really made sense.”

By ALANA LISTOE – Independent Record

Full Story: http://helenair.com/articles/2008/02/08/top/top/50lo_080208_pennies.txt

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