Canadians Trick or Treat To Help America

Winnipeg — UNICEF to bring back their Halloween penny boxes this year in hopes of donating Canada’s pennies to the United States.

“It’s a really interesting initiative, actually,” says David Morley of UNICEF Canada. “All American pennies will be donated directly to people in need. Americans received a one time payment of 1200 in April, which at this point equals to 0.05 cents a day. We usually raise for a dollar a day, so this should be easy. The pennies that have been lying around since 2012 can do more for America than their government has.”

Neighbourhood mom, Judy Wellers supports the cause. “It’s good for children to dress up and enjoy Halloween. It’s fun for them to engage in scary activities, like the American political climate. Besides, we won’t be travelling to the States anytime soon, might as well give away these pennies we’ve been holding on to. It’s important for Canadian children to learn how good they have it and the importance of donating to developing countries”

Judy Wellers mentions the risks that come with trick-or-treating during a pandemic. “Halloween on the cusp of being cancelled really highlights how precarious this situation is. If Americans don’t receive these funds, what are they supposed to do? We can ‘distance dress-up-in costumes’ but without fundraising we can’t ‘distance save-America-from-itself.’”

Canadian pennies will be collected, but will not however transfer value. Instead, they will be melted down to make copper IUD’s, which will be the most useful to Americans once Roe v.Wade is inevitably overturned by the newest Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Krystle Meixner
@frickstle