During the Pennies for Haiti art competition at Shubenacadie District Elementary, the Grade 3 class placed first with their impressive penny art. The class gets an hour of winter activities of their choice as the grand prize. Shown is Newt Glasgow, Justic

SHUBENACADIE: For the students at Shubenacadie District Elementary School, Pennies for Haiti was an art project with special meaning.
The students brought in and collected their pennies and pennies of friends of family to make a special art project with their classes, to support earthquake survivors in Haiti.
Spearheaded by teacher Heather Smith, the school-wide competition was one that could truly involve all of the students.
“You don’t like to exclude any children and because of different incomes it’s hard at times, but everybody has a penny,” she said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s one penny, five pennies or 50 pennies.”
A letter was sent home with students on Jan. 25, informing parents and guardians of the project and the pennies poured into the school. Smith says the idea was a great way to engage the kids and create awareness for the devastating earthquake that hit Hait...