October 31st is annually recognized as the day to dress up and collect candy in the spirit of the holiday Halloween. Door to door the kids walk collecting their sweet treats soon to be sorted and traded when they reach home. This year, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Club decided to give Halloween a little twist, having an all new meaning for trick or treating. Instead of collecting candy from their neighbors, both member and non-members collected money to send to those who are less fortunate.

 This club, commonly called United Nation Children’s Fund, is known to most at the school as UNICEF Club. This is a new club that begin during the 2013-2014 school year. It is led by all senior officers with the following positions: President Mena Ayazi, Vice President Rachael Ciehoski, Secretary Hayley Savino, and Treasurer Palak Mittal. This club’s president came up with the trick or treat idea.

 Through their morning announcement advertising, non-members were encouraged to engage in the event.

 “There is a lot of kids that have it worse than I do, and I don’t have it that well compared to a lot of people. I just really wanted to help as much as I could. I collected money the whole school day before Halloween and all Halloween night,” said junior Robert Howe.

 While most would think others would welcome such an idea, the outcome was quite on the contrary.

 “I was surprised when I went trick or treating, not a lot of people were willing to give money. When I went to chipotle though there was a really big turn out and I got a lot of people to donate. I collected about $20,” said Howe.

 Collectively, the club was able to raise an ample amount of money for their cause.

 “Overall, we made over $200 and we got a lot of underclassmen involved. We wanted to target them because they [underclassmen] are new. There are about 30 students, both members and non-members, that participated,” said Mittal.

 Where is this money going to? The UNICEF Club stems off of a larger organization while raising awareness for its cause.

 “The money we made through this event gets sent to UNICEF and they themselves send it out through their organization,” says Mittal.

 Being a new club means there is a lot to live up to, and a lot to learn.

 “We are just starting off so we are starting the basic foundations. We target the juniors so they learn how to manage through us and learn from our mistakes,” said Mittal.

 Whether a member or not, students agree this club should continue on at Potomac Falls, along with their trick or treat event.

 “I will do this event again next year if the club decides to do it. I want to get other people involved, but I would want to make sure they don’t keep the money. You would be surprised how many people said they would keep it. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself, taking money from people who have so little,” said Howe.

 So you may be too old to trick or treat in high school, but you are never too old to support and raise awareness for exceptional causes such as UNICEF.