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 need and 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 or contact Katherine Long, 434-7030 or
355-5830, klong@gmavt.net.
Thank you!