CoinStar and Redbox execs pose with Penny Harvest coordinator Mike Beebe (far right).

Cool: Executives attending the annual CoinStar/Redbox Leadership Summit got a little taste of what Penny Harvest does by participating in a scavenger hunt. These executives were not looking for coins though, rather they were learning about the good work of local nonprofits.

Participants were impressed with the fact that Seattle area students collected $78,836.45 – over 14 tons of pennies last year all to create positive change in their community. Read the write-up in the Puget Sound business Journal here.