Parents and Teachers
This Halloween, National Geographic is encouraging trick-or-treaters to help save big cats by collecting change for National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative along with their candy and joining a global community of explorers, conservationists, and big cat lovers around the world. The downloadable "Trick-or-Treat for Big Cats" handbook provides everything you need to know to participate. It contains information about the campaign, how to trick-or-treat safely, how to send in contributions that have been collected, plus gifts for participating, as well as fun ways for kids to CAUSE AN UPROAR on Halloween night. National Geographic has created free collection boxes available at Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide, participating schools, National Geographic HQ in Washington, D.C. or you'll can request that we mail them to you. Children and students can also enjoy Halloween activities from NGKids!
Resources for Trick-or-Treat
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Certificate of Appreciation
Download this certificate of appreciation for your trick-or-treater. National Geographic Big Cats Initiative appreciates all your help.
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Thank-You Gifts
As our way of saying thank you for causing an uproar to help save big cats, we are offering a selection of individual thank you gifts based on the amount of funds you’ve collected and submitted by November 30, 2011.
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Trick-or-Treat for Big Cats Handbook (PDF)
Everything you need to participate, including where to pick up your free collection box, how to trick-or-treat safely, how to send in the funds you collect, as well as how to receive recognition and thank-you gifts.
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Trick-or-Treat Informational Handout (PDF)
Spread the word! Print out our downloadable flyer and post it in your community or share it with your child’s teacher or other community members.
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Cat O'Lantern (PDF)
Celebrate Halloween and help spread the word about the decline of big cats by carving your own cat o’ lantern.
Send Us Your Donations
Collection Box Options
Help Big Cats
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Letters to Lions
Write letters to lions and the Jouberts will deliver them to African leaders to let them know how important lions are to kids everywhere.
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Big Cats Initiative
Learn more about the Big Cats Initiative.
Big Cat Grants: See Your Contributions at Work
Send Us Your Donations
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Collections Online Form
Send us the funds your child raised by Trick-or-Treating for Big Cats using a credit or debit card.
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Collection Form (PDF)
Please print out and enclose this form with your funds so we can acknowledge your generosity, and mail it to: National Geographic Society, Development Office, 1145 17th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
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