How did you spend your Halloween night? Did you go out trick-or-treating, or maybe to a party? We are fortunate to be able to forget reality and have one night of the year to be frightened. For the children of Syria, every night is frightening.
This year we did something different and have carved our pumpkin with the shape of a heart as part of the World Vision charity campaign, A Night of Hope.
Tristan and Kallista very much enjoyed carving their first pumpkin (with a little help from Daddy). A heart was perfect for their first time; it’s simple and it carries a meaningful message.
World Vision UK, the world’s largest overseas children’s charity, turns a night of fear into A Night of Hope for the child refugees of Syria. You know that we put our children’s education as our top priority, as most parents do. No matter whether your children attend a public school, private school, or are educated at home or while travelling the world, it’s a child’s right to have an education. By participating in A Night of Hope, you’ll send these vulnerable children of Syria the message that we have not forgotten them and help them safely continue their education. Hani (8), is just one of the children you’ll be helping.
What can you do for the Night of Hope?
Halloween night may be over, but you can still have some fun and help the children of Syria. If you have a spare pumpkin, use one of the templates available.
Or create your own heart shape to carve up a Jack-O-Lantern of hope. If you don’t have a pumpkin, World Vision has a virtual pumpkin available for you without the muss and fuss of a real one!
If you can, you’ll help World Vision UK, the world’s largest overseas children’s charity, turn a night of fear into A Night of Hope for the child refugees of Syria.
• Share the link to your blog and picture with us at https://www.facebook.com/worldvisionuk or https://twitter.com/WorldVisionUK on or before 3rd November
• Text Heart8 to 70060 to donate £5
• Ask your friends to Carve, Share and Text too!
What will happen next?
• You will be helping us raise money for schools and educational equipment, to give the children hope for the future.
• All the pumpkin pictures will be shown to the children of Syria later in the year in a special event for them.
Liz at World Vision says
November 3, 2014 at 9:12 amThanks for taking part in the campaign, Crystal, absolutely love the pictures you’ve put together with this post! 🙂
Crystal McClean says
November 3, 2014 at 12:50 pmThank you, Liz. The children really enjoyed it!
Carolyn Wilhelm says
November 6, 2014 at 2:30 amPinned! This is a great idea. I have a “fake” pumpkin drilled with holes but I want to add a heart. Someone was really thinking to put this together.
Crystal McClean says
November 8, 2014 at 11:06 amThis is a lovely idea, isn’t it! Halloween doesn’t have to be frightening, and having a loving pumpkin and helping children learn about others around the world is a good alternative.