Participate in the Nickels for Nails Drive between April 16th to May 21st 2012.

Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut will be conducting its second annual Nickels for Nails coin collection drive. Proceeds from the Nickels for Nails drive will go into a fund for a youth sponsored and built house in New London County. In addition, 10% of the money raised will be tithed to Habitat for Humanity in Haiti, Guatemala, and Egypt to help eliminate poverty housing throughout the world.

Make a difference through Nickels for Nails and see first-hand how donating your spare change can make a life altering difference in the lives of the families Habitat serves.

Your school's, church's or community's involvement in the Nickels for Nails drive may be as substantial or as minimal as you prefer. It may range from organizing a coin collection competition between classrooms or simply placing a collection container in the office. The group may also organize events to support the Nickels for Nails Drive, such as a dance, dress down day or bazaar.

We encourage youth to take the initiative to coordinate this project for their group; however we do ask that there be an adult supervisor for the project and our point of contact.

Please work together with others at in your school, congregation or community center to run a Nickels for Nails Drive. Groups that sign up will have access to resources such as curriculums for the teachers, banners to print and put onto your coin collection containers and one on one support throughout the drive.

The group that raises the most money will be recognized by Habitat for Humanity AND will be able to go on the floor at a Connecticut Sun basketball game to have their picture taken. This picture will be featured in the Habitat from Humanity Newsletter, on here, on facebook and a variety of other places.

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Groups that have committed to Helping Habitat -

Waterford Seventh Day Adventist Church Youth Group - Raised $720

Nathan Hale-Ray High School - Raised $500

Saint James Episcipal Church - Raised $458

Pawcatuck Middle School - Raised $350

Three Rivers Community College - Raised $332

St John School - Raised $271

Center School in Old Lyme - Raised $125

Oakdale Elementary School - Raised $75

Old Mystic United Methodist Church - Raised $50

Noank Baptist Church - Raised $30

Ethel Walker School - Raised $26.50

Mitchell College

Kelly Middle School

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Resources

Various Lesson Plans are available for you to choose the right one for your class.

High School Lesson Plans (grades 9 - 12)

Middle School Lesson Plans (grades 6 - 8)

Elementary School Lesson Plans (grades 3 - 5)

Housing Simulation - It is an educational activity for kids and teens. Each student role-plays a homeless person trying to acquire housing in apartment complexes, public housing, rescue missions and private homebuilders.

Beloved Community - Age appropriate activities for groups to work towards the making the beloved community that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about. 

For more resources please go to habitat.org - Youth Programs

Nickels for Nails Flyer - Print this flyer to hand out or hang up around your school, community center, church or other organization to let people know what you are doing.

Nickels for Nails Container Wrap - Print this wrap to put around the containers that you use  for the drive.