Replace candy with a cause

For more than 60 years, kids have been carrying orange coin boxes rather than candy buckets and pillowcases as they trick-or-treat across America. It’s part of a campaign called Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.

 

The United Nations Children’s Fund is on a mission to see the number of kids who die each day from preventable causes—currently 24,000—shrink to zero. And you can help.

 

It’s easy. All you have to do is snag a free box, available at all Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us locations nationwide (or order online for 10 or more), and tote it along to collect change rather than treats. When the door opens, chime “Trick-or-treat for UNICEF!” They’ll know what’s going on, and if they don’t tell ‘em you’re trying to save the lives of kids across the world, kids just like you. Accept their donation, big or small, with gratitude and a grin, and head next door.

 

Once the festivities come to an end, you can donate the money you’ve collected five easy ways:
-  Online: Simply click here to fill out the form with your parent or guardian.
- Snail Mail: Print out a donation form and mail it to
- Phone: Call 1-800-367-5437 and have a parent or guardian pay by credit card
- Text: "TOT" to 864233 to make a one-time $10 donation
- At any Coinstar Center: Select the U.S. Fund for UNICEF donation option (code #5555)

 

Check out this video celebrating this year's kids create the characters contest...


Click here for more information on Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.

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by Brittany Taylor | 2/1/2016
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