Penny Post much needed reforms in the current postal system. On 10 January 1840, the Uniform Penny Post was established throughout the UK, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap conveyance of letters, and from 6 May could be prepaid with the first postage stamp, known as the Penny Black. Elihu Burritt proposed that a fixed rate of one penny be established for all mail throughout the entire British Empire as a means of facilitating international interaction and international unity. This was known as the Ocean Penny Post. On Christmas Day, 1898, the Imperial Penny Post extended the rate throughout the British Empire
The Penny Harvest of Common Cents and the Penny Harvest. That question was the catalyst for what was to become the Penny Harvest program. Gross began "harvesting" in his building, "asking neighbors if they had any pennies, and how they would feel about giving them to the homeless." The Penny Harvest performs well within schools in every neighborhood. Since the beginning, Penny Harvest students have allocated over $10.5 million in pennies, volunteered 47 million service hours, and awarded 25,105 community grants to help their neighborhoods. Last year 246,932 youth participated, including 7,611 student leaders selected to represent their communities in Philanthropy Roundtables at