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In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2002/422
HONORING UNICEF in celebration of"Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF"Day on October 31, 2002
Whereas,"Trick or Treat for UNICEF"began in Philadelphia in 1950 when a youth group collected seventeen
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dollars in decorated milk cartons,on Hallowen Whelp children overseas .:and
Whereas,Since that time,the children of the United States have collected more than$115 million by going door-
to-door for the U.S.']+und with UNICEF's trademark orange collection boxes on Halloween;and
Whereas,Today,"Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF"provides the opportunity for schoolchildren and young adults to
learn about their peers in the developing world,while also raising funds to help irnprave:thevrlives;and
Whereas,:Fund-raising efforts like"Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF"have helped 80 percent of the world's children
become immunized against the top six deadliest diseases,saving three millitl'n;livesoach year,and making way
for the two-thirds:of the world's children that now have completed primary schoox and
Whereas,In 2001, $4 million was collected in the nearly five million"Trick-or Treat for UNICEF" collection
bones that were distributed across the United States,in every state,and
Whereas, The "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" program provides children of the United States the chance to
perform a seIf,
essdeed' and gain a valuable educational experience,giving them a better sense of the world in
liveand
which they of the lives of other children around the world,and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby
proclaim.October 31, 2002 to be"Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" Day and urge all the citizens of Contra Costa
County to acknowledge this event and participate fittingly in its observance.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on this
13 Day of August 2002
JOHN GIOIA
CHAIR
District I Supervisor
GAYL L EMA DONNA BER
District Ii Supervisor District III Supervisor
MARK DeSAULNIER FE ERAL D.dLOVER
District IV Supervisor District'V'Supervisor
X hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of an action taken and entered on the minutesof the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown:
ATTESTED: ,Axg=L-13,,2002
JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk of the Hoard of Supervisors
and Countv Administrator
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Hy Deputy