For the 14th year in a row, children in Cathy Casini-Steger and Lisa Forbes’ fifth grade classes participated in the “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” campaign this past Halloween. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, works in developing countries to provide health care, proper nutrition, education and sanitation to meet childrens’ basic needs.
A few examples of how UNICEF donations are put to use are:
- 6 cents buys enough vitamin A capsules to protect a child against blindness for one year.
- $1.00 buys enough vaccine to immunize seven children against measles.