Graduation or Birthday Gift Idea...

You can choose your school colors or your birthstone.

Give a penny charm along with this note to the graduate....

Our graduation gift to you is a Penny Charm…….but why?  Look at the penny and you will understand.  The year is 2011 -- so you will always remember this special time.  "Honest Abe" Lincoln is on the front -- always be honest with yourself and others.  The word LIBERTY -- as they say in the Navy, you are now "at liberty," and that means free to do as you like. Don't waste that freedom.  IN GOD WE TRUST -- you must trust in someone or something, you can't go through life alone.  Trust in yourself, trust in God, and trust the life you make.  A penny may only be worth one cent, and you can't buy much with a penny any more. But every dollar is made up of 100 pennies, and every kid's piggy bank starts off with a penny. This penny is not made of pure silver or gold -- but surely if you put enough pennies together, they will amount to something.  Go out into the world and amount to something. Set your own value on life, set your own standards and goals.  We can’t direct the wind, but we can surely adjust the sails. 

And, in case you need it...Here's a penny for good luck.

You can also get your lucky penny charm with your birth year.