Photograph from HeyGabe on Flickr This adorable girl definitely fits in the proper age range of trick-or-treaters. But you know who you are: you're still holding that bucket, with a Blackberry in the other hand. Just put on that mask and poof! They'll never know! Ageless. Time to get all the Twixes before the toddlers do! Though there really shouldn't be an age limit on dressing up, trick-or-treating is another story. Some old woman will eventually call you out: "Aren't you getting too old for this?" And while there's an inner child in all of us, maybe she's right. I pushed the limits and went through high school (because I believed my costumes were so thoughtful, awesome, and worth...
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globalexchangestore.org Several advocacy and humanitarian organizations are asking Americans to participate in "reverse trick-or-treating" this Halloween to help build awareness about inequities in the global cocoa industry and alert consumers to Fair Trade chocolate alternatives. For the second year in a row, Co-Op America, Global Exchange, and other non-profits are sending kits to consumers across the U.S. for free, asking them to join in their efforts to raise the profile of Fair Trade chocolate. The idea is for trick-or-treaters to "give back" Fair Trade chocolates at the houses they visit, "sharing a friendly Fair Trade message with [their] neighbors," according to Co-Op America. Last year, chocolate for reverse trick-or-treating 72,000 households was distributed. (Note: that's less than one-hundredth of...
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