Change for Good®
Change for Good is an innovative partnership between UNICEF and the international airline industry. Established in 1987, it is one of UNICEF's best-known and longest-running partnerships. Currently nine international airlines support the Change for Good program. Thanks to the generous support of customers and participating airlines, the global Change for Good program has generated over $103 million that UNICEF has used to provide a healthier, happier future for millions of children.
In the United States, American Airlines has been the participating airline of the program since 1994. Travelers on select international American Airlines flights can donate unused U.S. and foreign currencies to flight attendants onboard the aircraft to help UNICEF in its mission to reduce the number of preventable childhood deaths from 21,000 per day to zero, or make donations in Admirals Clubs and Flagship Lounges worldwide.
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
Send us your unused foreign currency today
If you are unable to donate your foreign currency on an American Airlines flight or at an Admirals Club or Flagship Lounge, you can still support Change for Good by sending your gift to the following address:
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
ATTN: Change for Good Program
125 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
As donations of foreign coins are processed in bulk by a third party vendor, please note that the acknowledgment you receive for your donation will not specify the amount of your gift.
Volunteer as a "Champion for Children": Special opportunity for American Airlines employees
American Airlines and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF are working together to save children's lives by creating an opportunity for employees of American Airlines to get involved in UNICEF's Change for Good program. "Champions for Children" is a volunteer program designed to empower flight attendants, Admirals Club staff, and other American Airlines employees to take action for children as they perform everyday work duties.
Change for Good on American Airlines is proudly supported by Airline Ambassadors International, the humanitarian organization that leads the effort to recruit the flight attendant volunteers called "Champions for Children" who encourage customers to get involved. The program is also supported by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA). Change for Good on American Airlines could not exist without the incredible volunteer support of Champions for Children.
Registered Champions for Children can click here to access a special website created exclusively for Champions for Children. (Please note that the Champions for Children program is only open to American Airlines employees.) To learn more or to become a Champion for Children visit "Employee Programs" on Jetnet, American Airlines' corporate intranet.
RECENT CHANGE FOR GOOD NEWS
Record-breaking fundraising results announced for UNICEF’s Change for Good Program on American Airlines in 2010
Last year, American Airlines customers and employee volunteers “Champions for Children” raised a record-breaking $1.6+ million dollars through Change for Good on American Airlines. Pound by pound, peso by peso, these collections were raised to support UNICEF’s: relief, rebuilding and recovery programs for children and families affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake; programs to support children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Latin America; and general programs to support children worldwide.
Learn more about the program’s outstanding success—read the blog post and press release.
On behalf of all of the children who will benefit as a result of AA customers’ and Champions for Children’s outstanding support, “Thanks a million+!”
Change for Good on American Airlines "Trick-or-Treated for UNICEF" again this year
American Airlines' customers and employees made a difference in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children this Halloween by participating in UNICEF's 2011 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign.
This iconic program is the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's longest-running volunteer movement and has engaged generations of grassroots supporters of UNICEF's mission to reduce the number of preventable childhood deaths to zero. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF remains an inspiration to the young (and the young at heart) to further the cause of children everywhere.
For the third year in a row, American Airlines employees and customers supported Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF via Change for Good on American Airlines through a variety of ways between October 24 and 31, 2011:
- Volunteer flight attendants known as "Champions for Children" collected donations of foreign and domestic currency from American Airlines customers on select international flights.
- American Airlines Admirals Club members participated by donating spare domestic and foreign currency in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF-themed donation collection boxes located in Admirals Club lounges and Flagship Lounges nationwide.
As part of the American Airlines "Season of Giving" campaign, employees also had the opportunity to "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" through Change for Good by participating in a variety of workplace fundraising activities.
Thank you for joining with UNICEF to make Halloween count again in 2011 through Change for Good on American Airlines!
