Today, all across America, kids are getting dressed up in silly costumes, putting on face paint, psyching themselves up for the thrill of the treasure hunt, and looking forward to the massive sugar-high at the end of the night. When I was little, I would get so excited at just the thought of trick-or-treating, that I would vomit. Literally.
For 60 years, though, some children have trick-or-treated for a better cause: to help their peers around the world. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF was started by a mother and her children to help kids still struggling to recover from World War II. And the need is still present today. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has not only raised $160 million dollars in the past 60 years, but it is also raising the awareness of America's youth of the needs of children all around the world, and allowing them to participate in generating a solution. What a treat, giving these children a sense of contribution and an opportunity to really help another child in need.
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