When I was in elementary school in Carlsbad, NM, our church participated in UNICEF. The Sunday before Halloween children were given a heavy cardboard sheet with a church on it. My dad and I spent one evening during the week making the church, you folded the pieces up to make a church with a slot in the roof where dimes were dropped in. When we went Trick or Treating we were to say Trick or Treat for Unicef. Most people knew about this and would get a couple rolls of dimes to drop in the churches. Then the next week I would take the dimes and fill in slots on another cardboard piece and then turn them into the church. My goal was always to fill the sheet and if I did not get it full then my dad would pull out his roll of dimes and fill in my sheet.
It was fun to see if you could fill your sheet.
When I got home my dad would empty my sack, take what I did not like for himself. Then my bag was put up on a shelf and I got one piece a day til it was all gone. I always wanted to be in OKC for Halloween. My dad worked for the FAA and the families stayed in an apartment complex called Parkview Village (yes it is still there but nor for the FAA). Imagine if you will 243 units just waiting for kids to trick or treat. The caramel apples, popcorn balls, candy. I could easily fill a paper grocery sack.
We had Trunk or Treat at church Sunday and had 56 kids in an hour. So many cute costumes and all the kids were polite. Tonight it is to in the 30's which means the kids will be all bundled up. Too bad cos the costumes on little kids are worth the price of a bag of candy.
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