Mary Emma ALLISON

ALLISON, Mary Emma The U.S. Fund for UNICEF mourns the passing of Mary Emma Allison, co-founder of "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF," who died Wednesday at age 93. In 1947, after a busy Halloween night, Mrs. Allison told her husband, the Reverend Clyde Allison: "It's too bad we can't turn this into something good." This notion grew into the nation's longest-running youth service program, which has raised nearly $160 million and helped save millions of young lives. Our debt is enormous, and we remember Mrs. Allison with abiding gratitude and love. Undoubtedly, the children we serve would say the same, if given the opportunity. To post a condolence, please visit unicefusa.org/allisontribute.