Archive for November 29, 2009
Leftover Foreign Change for Charity
I reached in my pocket while purchasing a holiday present today and came up with a British pound which had managed to migrate into my American money from the drawer where I drop foreign money — I frequently return home from faraway lands with at least one fistful of foreign change, though I do try to spend it before I leave . Or try to take it back next visit, as it’s great to have correct currency in hand upon arrival, although the currency has sometimes changed in the interim, making that not the best solution. It being the season of giving and me buying a present, I was reminded by today’s stray pound of another great option for unloading loose foreign loot after a trip: donating the money to Unicef’s Change for Good program . Drop coins into a Unicef envelope on the plane home and the nonprofit org will use the money to benefit children globally; a few Euros add up, too — Unicef has raised over $53 million this way since 1991. Learn more: About Unicef’s Change for Good Top 5 Ways to Spend Leftover Travel Cash Related Reading: Top Tips for Travel Cash Stashing (including money belts) | Using ATM Cards for Travel | Purging Loose Pounds | Travel and Money Photo © Kathleen Crislip | Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | Leftover Foreign Change for Charity originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 03:46:04. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Leftover Foreign Change for Charity
