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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Oct. 31, 1985
Unicef ambassador tries new approach
By Susie Bishop Of the Kansan staff
Pumpkins and balloons, adorning Wescoe beach yesterday and today, offer a new twist to the traditional Unifec fund drive that peaks every year during the Halloween season.
Curt Crossley, KU's first Unicef ambassador, said selling pumpkins and balloons on the beach not only would generate funds for the agency, but also would raise campus awareness of Unicef and its fight against hunger.
Unicef is a branch of the United Nations which helps to save hungry and thirsty children in 117 countries, said Crossley.
Unief figures show that 40,000 children — about 1,700 an hour — die each day from malnutrition.
Crossley, along with his 10 member committee, sold more than 30 pumkins and 75 balloons to students on the way to and from classes.
"Some people said it would be too awkward to take a pumpkin or balloons into class, but people would come up after their last class and get a pumpkin to take home," Crossley said.
"One girl bought seven balloons, she was worried that they might not fit on the bus."
A medium-sized pumpkin costs $1,
a small balloon 50 cents, a Halloween
balloon 75 cents or a silver mylar
balloon for $2.50.
Crossley said one 50-cent balloon could help restore health to three dehydrated children.
Boon's Produce Co., 623 Locust St.,
donated the pumpkins. Hexen Balloon
Co., 2449 Iowa St., supplied
the balloons at cost.
Crossley said he expected the KU chapter of Unicef to raise between $150 and $200.
Money brought in by Unific tricker-treat cartons placed in local stores was included in Crossley's estimate.
"This year's event is more for awareness since it's the first year," he said. "We hope to raise more money this spring."
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Crossley said he might try to get students to fast for a day to make a stand against malnutrition among children or throw an un-dinner party.
Professors, faculty, administration and local officials would be invited to attend the un-dinner for $10 a person or $15 a couple.
The menu would consist of what people in underprivileged countries eat. Crossley said this demonstrated the difference between what Americans normally eat and what other people have.
In 1894, Unicet raised $323 million. The United States was the biggest contributor, and received none of the money.
"None of the funds are used in the United States," Crossley said. "We have never requested any Unicef funds — ever."
Crossley, picked by the United States Committee for Unicef to be KU's ambassador, said, "It's turned out to be a lot more work than I thought. But it's all worthwhile."
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