U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 11

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11: PENNIES

Profile America — Saturday, February 11th.  Today's the day to walk around the house and take stock of all the places you've got pennies stashed away — coffee cans, sugar bowls, candy dishes — or loose in a drawer.  The reason to find them is because tomorrow is Lost Penny Day — the same day as the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, whose likeness is on the copper penny.  The idea is to bundle up all those pennies and donate them to a homeless shelter, the local humane society, or any local charitable organization.  And then, human nature being what it is, the pennies can start building up again.  Americans are known as being generous, and we each report giving more than $4,300 a year to charity.  Profile America is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau: Measuring America—People, Places, and Our Economy.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2005, p. 130
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 584

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau