{"id":194,"date":"2006-05-31T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-31T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mceachernfamily.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/bobs-gradution-and-those-orange-unicef-boxes.html"},"modified":"2006-05-31T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-31T12:07:00","slug":"bobs-gradution-and-those-orange-unicef-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mceachernfamily.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/bobs-gradution-and-those-orange-unicef-boxes.html","title":{"rendered":"Bob’s Gradution and Those Orange UNICEF Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I mentioned in my previous post that we just got back from New Orleans but didn’t say anything about the trip. We were only there for a couple of days to see Jen’s Dad get awarded his Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies. Over the weekend I got the pictures of the ceremony<\/a> sorted out and added to the web site. I was working on some other pictures I took when we went to the science place but just ran out of steam so I haven’t posted them yet. Look for those in a couple of days. <\/p>\n

Looks like one of the great Canadian Halloween traditions is going to be coming to and end this year. <\/p>\n

A 50-year-old Halloween tradition in Canadais about to come to anend as UNICEF has announced the cancellation of its orange box campaign.<\/p>\n

After consulting with teachers and parents about its Halloween program, the United Nations Children’s Fund said the time has come to put the cardboard boxes to rest
(Source URL: http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/story\/canada\/national\/2006\/05\/30\/unicef-boxes.html<\/a>) <\/em> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I still remember the year I dressed as Luke Skywalker for Halloween and I had my orange UNICEF box tied around my neck with string and I went door to door collecting candy and spare change. Geez, I must have been in grade two or three at three at the time. Actually maybe it was grade four since I think that was the year “Return of the Jedi” came out. Just about every house I visited had some kind of penny container, plates being the favourite of old ladies from what I remember, and all the kids carried around their UNICEF boxes. After the “Trick or Treat” and getting the candy it was “Do you have any change for UNICEF?” <\/p>\n

I tell you by the end of the night that box sure did get heavy hanging around your neck. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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