Trick or Treat for UNICEF
Trick or Treat for UNICEF
Many adults remember the joy of taking our orange boxes
door-to-door as we collected pennies for children in need around
the world.
The tradition of penny-by-penny philanthropy remains strong in
our community. We hope you will continue the Trick-or-Treat for
UNICEF tradition in your family this year.
The trademark orange UNICEF boxes will be sent home with
Richmond Elementary School children on Wednesday, October 28. After
collecting change in the box while they trick-or-treat for UNICEF,
your child can return the box to RES, where the change will be
counted and sent on to UNICEF, the United Nation Childrens Fund.
Boxes should be returned by November 15.
Each year, philanthropic RES scholars have raised $500-800 to
support UNICEFs work to help children around the world. Penny by
penny, that money so joyfully collected was enough to vaccinate
hundreds of children against polio or buy warm blankets to give to
children in emergencies.
As a community member and a parent, you can help by stocking up
with coins along with your candy and welcoming our young
fundraisers with an encouraging contribution. Many thanks to
Richmond community members who dug deep into their coin jars to
contribute in the past few years.
By Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF, kids learn the importance of
helping others in needand are empowered to make a real
difference.
Please encourage your friends and neighbors to gather up spare
change and be prepared to welcome our young trick-or-treaters with
donations to UNICEF as well as candy treats. Many people arent
aware that this campaign still exists.
What difference can a few pennies make?
$5 = Five days of food for a malnourished child
$15 = A years worth of clean safe water for a child
$30 = Measles protection for 100 kids
$100 = Malaria protection for 100 kids
$400 = A pump to give an entire village clean water.
For more information, visit
http://www.unicefusa.org/trick-or-treat"
http://www.unicefusa.org/trick-or-treat or contact Katherine Long,
434-7030 or 355-5830, [email protected].
Thank you!
