PennyUp
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Greetings,
My name is Colby Chapman, Founder of PennyUp. I am a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where I earned my Bachelors in Criminology and Masters in Program Leadership. Currently, I serve as a Career Education Coordinator at Chicago Excel Academy, where I have the opportunity to increase our students appetite for success daily. I have a passion for serving our youth, fostering growth, and molding our future leaders of tomorrow.
PennyUp strives to financially aide and educate youth in disenfranchised communities through entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and job readiness.
1Cent
Name: Chicago Excel Academy
Event: 1st Prom
Founded: 2012
Location: Roseland, IL
Program Type: Educational
Grade/Age: High School
Pennies Raised: 130,000
2Cents
Name: Michael J Simms BBall Camp
Founded: 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Health
Grade/Age: Adolescents
Pennies Raised: 2,000
3Cents
Name: Far South Community Action Council
Event:Spring into Summer
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Educational
Grade/Age: Open to all Ages
Pennies Raised: 150 people gained Cents of PennyUp.
4Cents
Name: Gately Park Advisory Council
Event: Real Men Cook Too
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Educational, Social, & Health
Grade/Age: Open to all Ages
Pennies Raised: 100 youth gained Cents of scientific, mathematical, health, physical, mental, vocational, and technical skills.
5Cents
Name: SpeakHOPE
Event: Hope in the HOOD:Back 2 School Edition
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Educational
Grade/Age: Adolescents
Pennies Raised: Distributed 100 book bags filled with back to school supplies.
6Cents
Name: Dreamyvents
Event: 1st Annual Night of Honor
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Health
Grade/Age: Adolescents
Pennies Raised: 5,000
7Cents
Name: Chicago Excel Academy X HashtagLunchBag
Event: Preparing lunches for the homeless
Location: Downtown Chicago, IL
Program Type: Service/Homelessness
Grade/Age: 13-30
Pennies Raised: 25 students from Chicago Excel Academy, prepared 1,000 lunches for the homeless.
8Cents
Name: SpeakH.O.P.E. X PennyUp
Event: Rally4Hope
Location: Chicago, IL (Pullman)
Program Type: Social Justice
Grade/Age: 18-35
Pennies Raised: 100 youth learned how pertinent social justice is to our communities.
9Cents
Name: Camelot Education
Event: 2nd Annual College Tour
Location: Baltimore, MD/ Washington D.C./
Norfolk, VA/ Richmond, VA
Program Type: Educational Enrichment
Grade/Age: 16-21
Pennies Raised: 50,000
"CHANGE the world, it just makes CENTS"
My name is Colby Chapman, Founder of PennyUp. I am a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where I earned my Bachelors in Criminology and Masters in Program Leadership. Currently, I serve as a Career Education Coordinator at Chicago Excel Academy, where I have the opportunity to increase our students appetite for success daily. I have a passion for serving our youth, fostering growth, and molding our future leaders of tomorrow.
PennyUp strives to financially aide and educate youth in disenfranchised communities through entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and job readiness.
1Cent
Name: Chicago Excel Academy
Event: 1st Prom
Founded: 2012
Location: Roseland, IL
Program Type: Educational
Grade/Age: High School
Pennies Raised: 130,000
2Cents
Name: Michael J Simms BBall Camp
Founded: 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Health
Grade/Age: Adolescents
Pennies Raised: 2,000
3Cents
Name: Far South Community Action Council
Event:Spring into Summer
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Educational
Grade/Age: Open to all Ages
Pennies Raised: 150 people gained Cents of PennyUp.
4Cents
Name: Gately Park Advisory Council
Event: Real Men Cook Too
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Educational, Social, & Health
Grade/Age: Open to all Ages
Pennies Raised: 100 youth gained Cents of scientific, mathematical, health, physical, mental, vocational, and technical skills.
5Cents
Name: SpeakHOPE
Event: Hope in the HOOD:Back 2 School Edition
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Educational
Grade/Age: Adolescents
Pennies Raised: Distributed 100 book bags filled with back to school supplies.
6Cents
Name: Dreamyvents
Event: 1st Annual Night of Honor
Location: Chicago, IL
Program Type: Health
Grade/Age: Adolescents
Pennies Raised: 5,000
7Cents
Name: Chicago Excel Academy X HashtagLunchBag
Event: Preparing lunches for the homeless
Location: Downtown Chicago, IL
Program Type: Service/Homelessness
Grade/Age: 13-30
Pennies Raised: 25 students from Chicago Excel Academy, prepared 1,000 lunches for the homeless.
8Cents
Name: SpeakH.O.P.E. X PennyUp
Event: Rally4Hope
Location: Chicago, IL (Pullman)
Program Type: Social Justice
Grade/Age: 18-35
Pennies Raised: 100 youth learned how pertinent social justice is to our communities.
9Cents
Name: Camelot Education
Event: 2nd Annual College Tour
Location: Baltimore, MD/ Washington D.C./
Norfolk, VA/ Richmond, VA
Program Type: Educational Enrichment
Grade/Age: 16-21
Pennies Raised: 50,000
"CHANGE the world, it just makes CENTS"
Organizer
Colby Chapman
Organizer
Harvey, IL
