<P> Trick - or - Treat for UNICEF is a fund - raising program for children sponsored by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF . Started on Halloween 1950 as a local event in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , the program historically involves the distribution of small orange boxes by schools to trick - or - treaters , in which they can solicit small change donations from the houses they visit . Millions of children in the United States , Canada , Ireland , Mexico , and Hong Kong participate in Halloween - related fund - raising events for Trick - or - Treat for UNICEF , and the program has raised over US $ 188 million worldwide . </P>
<P> Trick - or - Treat for UNICEF is a fund - raising program for children sponsored by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF . Started on Halloween 1950 as a local event in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , the program historically involves the distribution of small orange boxes by schools to trick - or - treaters , in which they can solicit small change donations from the houses they visit . Millions of children in the United States , Canada , Ireland , Mexico , and Hong Kong participate in Halloween - related fund - raising events for Trick - or - Treat for UNICEF , and the program has raised over US $ 188 million worldwide . </P>
where was trick or treat for unicef started
where was trick or treat for unicef started
on Halloween 1950
on Halloween 1950