6503 - BUILDING FUND PENNY A MEAL BANK
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6503 - BUILDING FUND PENNY A MEAL CAN - BANK. "Cent A Meal" types of banks were to be placed on family, home kitchen tables. This is an early 1920's bank used for the purpose of raising funds across families for the purpose of an eventual church building campaign. It was not the purpose that was important. Rather, the method of contributing change, or small coins at each family meal was an easy to adopt, family-involved method of raising funds for Christian, mission, or building programs. The youngest family member put small coins in the can at start of each family meal. Large donations were not regularly given in Depression years, and immediately after the Depression. The concept of "a little over time becomes much" prevailed at the time in the years during and after the Great Depression. This highly decorated can gives explanation of the purposes of the coins gifted and placed inside. When the boxes were full, the cans were picked up or delivered to the recipient address; for this can, the local church. The treasurers of the local church would then at some future announced date, take all non-opened, collected-back cans to the local bank used by the local church. The bank would pry off the lids to these small cans and deposit the coins inside. The cans were used primarily once, and not re-used. Prayers and small contributions at every meal helped families to commit to prayer the missions they supported, and without pressure, give families a method to contribute a little, consistently. The more families that daily practiced this model, the more funds raised over time.Collection
Banks - Penny A Meal BankCategory
Cultural Stewardship Leveraging Biblical Stewardship Foundations
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