Every Halloween, many chldren collect money for UNICEF .
This year our school carried on that tradition!
UNICEF is the United Nations Children's Fund.
It was founded in 1946 to help children after World War II.
It now operates in over 150 countries all over the world and has saved
many lives!
It now operates in over 150 countries all over the world and has saved
many lives!
The tradition of "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" began in 1950
in the United States. 
First, we dumped all the coins and bills into a pile.
Next, we sorted the pennies. A penny has Abraham Lincoln on the front and his monument on the back. Stacks of 10 made on dime. Rather than counting every stack, we made a master stack of ten and all the others were measured against it. It really moved things along. Another word for a penny is a cent.
Ten stacks of ten pennies equals one dollar!
Would you rather have 100 cents or a one dollar bill?
We sorted the pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and stacked them in one dollar increments. Finally it was time to get a grand total.
We had set a class goal of $25.
We actually collected
$227.75!
How does it feel to give to others?
What will UNICEF do with our donation of $227.75?
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