Dows Lane Students Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

IRVINGTON, NY — Dows Lane Elementary School students did their part to make a positive difference in the world by supporting children in need by raising $1,957.66 for the United Nations Children’s Fund this year.

Under the leadership of teachers Susan Buck and Diane Kiernan, the students began collecting money on Halloween using Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF boxes, according to a district spokesman. Third-graders volunteered during their recess to sort the coins and count the money they collected from their peers.

“We collected during the first week of November and then counted hundreds of boxes filled with coins,” Principal Deborah Mariniello said. “We are so proud of our Dows Lane students and thank the community for its generosity.”

Sunnyside Bank in Irvington generously allowed the Dows Lane teachers to use its coin counting machine to tally the amount of money collected.

The elementary school has been participating in Trick or Treat for UNICEF since 1998. The organization works to give children around the world healthier lives and a brighter future by providing food, clean water, medicine and aid to those in need.

Photo caption: Dows Lane Elementary School students collected money for UNICEF. Photo credit: Irvington Union Free School District.