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"'Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" beat become a common sight during Halloween in North America
- Started as a local deed in a Philadelphia suburb in 1950, and expanded nationally in 1952, the program involves the distribution of humble boxes by schools (or in modern times, corporate sponsors like Hallmark at their licensed stores) to trick-or-treaters, in which they can solicit limited advance donations from the houses they visit
- It is estimated that children have collected deeper than $119 million (US) for UNICEF since its inception
- In 2006, UNICEF discontinued their Halloween collection boxes in parts of the world, citing sanctuary and administrative concerns.
There are considerable amateur traditionally associated with Halloween parties
