HSC named top fundraising school in Ontario for 2008 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Campaign

On Friday, March 6, 2009, Cathy Memah, UNICEF Ontario made a very special presentation to our students during morning Chapel. A special plaque was awarded to the College to acknowledge its outstanding efforts on behalf of the 2008 Trick-or-Treat Campaign and its contribution of $13,794.32 to the Schools for Africa programme in Malawi and Rwanda.

The College was named top fundraising school in Ontario and second in Canada. “The UNICEF project was a student-led initiative that really took off over the course of the fall term.  It involved teachers and students from all four schools and achieved a result that exceeded our expectations.  I am very proud of what our students accomplished”, said Dr. Matthews.  

Since the UNICEF Halloween campaign was launched in 1955, Canadian children have raised more than $96 million to help save and enhance the lives of children in need around the world. The tradition of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF continues to be the most popular and engaging Halloween fundraising activity undertaken annually by children and schools across Canada.

UNICEF is the world’s leader for children, working in 156 countries and territories to save, protect and enhance the lives of girls and boys. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, promotes quality basic education, protects children from violence, exploitation and AIDS, and is the world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries.