Day1
Countthenumberoffaucetsinyour
house.Placethatmanynickelsin
yourAdventBank!
Morethanone-thirdofAfricalacks
cleanwater.That’snearlythe
populationoftheUnitedStatesand
Canadacombined.
Counthowmanysecondsittakes
youtogettoschool.Placethatmany
dimesinyourAdventBank!
Formanychildrenaroundthe
world,awalktoschoolofupto3
hourseachwayisnotuncommon.
Day6
Day11
Counthowmanypeopleareinyour
family.Placethatmanydimesin
yourAdventBank!
UNICEFestimatesthat140million
childrenworldwideareorphans.
Day16
Day7
Countthenumberofbooksinyour
room.Placethatmanydimesin
yourAdventBank!
67millionprimary-school-age
childrenarestilldeniedtherightto
education.
Day2
Countthenumberoftreesinyour
yard.Placethatmanyquartersin
yourAdventBank!
Everysecondthereispartofthe
rainforestthatiscutdown.Infact,
weprobablyloseover80,000
footballfieldsworthofrainforest
eachandeveryday.
Day12
Countthenumberofplantsinyour
house.Placethesamenumberof
quartersinyour
AdventBank!
Therewerearound6millionsquare
milesofrainforestbutbecauseof
deforestationlessthanhalfofthatis
stillfoundintheworld.
Day17
Day3
Counthowmanybedsyourhavein
yourhouse.Placethatmanydimes
inyourAdventBank!
A2005studyshowedtherearean
estimated100millionhomeless
peopleintheworld,andan
additional1.6billionlivingwithout
adequatehousing.
Day8
Countthenumberofgirlsinyour
classroomatschoolandplacethat
manynickelsinyourAdventBank!
Illiteracyishighestamongstgirls
becausetheyaredeniededucation!
Inmorethan20developing
countries,illiteracyratesamongst
womenexceed70%.
Day13
Countthenumberofhouseson
yourstreetandplaceanickelinto
yourAdventBankfor
everyhouse!
Forthe1.9billionchildrenfromthe
developingworld,thereare640
millionwithoutadequateshelter.
Day21
Countthenumberofcansoffoodin
yourkitchen.Placethesame
numberofnickelsintoyourAdvent
Bank!
22%ofallAmericanfamilieshave
hadtoturntothechurchfood
pantryforassistance.
Day22
Day14
Take10deepbreathsandputa
nickelintoyourAdventBankfor
everybreath.Remember…
Alotoftheoxygensupplythatwe
havethroughouttheworldis
suppliedbythetropicalrainforests,
eventhoughtheyaremilesand
milesaway.
Counthowmanyhoursyougoto
schooleachday.Placethesame
numberofdimesinyour
AdventBank!
Worldwide,thereare168million
childrenwhogotoworkeveryday
insteadofschool,accountingfor
almost11percentofchildren!
CountthenumberofChristmas
songsthatyouknow.Placeanickel
intoyourAdventBank
foreachsong!
SingandbejoyfulthisChristmas
dayfor"aslongaswelive,thereis
neverenoughsinging."
-MartinLutherKing
Day20
Countthenumberoftoysinyour
roomandplaceaquarterin
yourAdventBank
foreachtoy.
Morethan1in5childrenlivein
familieswithincomebelowthe
povertylineandcannotafford
thingslikeextratoys!
Countthenumberofsinksand
showersinyourhouse.Placea
quarterinyourAdventBankfor
eachone!
Forthe1.9billionchildrenfromthe
developingworld,400millionhave
noaccesstosafe
water(1in5).
Day15
Counthowmanyitemsareonthe
bottomshelfofyourrefrigerator.
Placethesamenumberofdimesin
yourAdventBank!
6millionprimaryschool-age
childrenattendclasseshungry
acrossthedevelopingworld,with
23millioninAfricaalone(WHO).
Day24
Day10
Askyourparentsabouthowmany
timesyourfamilygoestothedoctor
everyyear.Placethatmanynickels
inyourAdventBank!
Forthe1.9billionchildreninthe
developingworld,thereare270
millionwithnoaccesstohealth
services(1in7).
Day19
Day5
Countthenumberofpetsinyour
house.Placethatmanyquartersin
yourAdventBank!
Only1outofevery10dogsborn
willfindapermanenthome.
Gatherasmuchloosechangeasyou
canfindaroundyourhouseandask
yourparentstomatchyour
donationtoyour
AdventBank!
1.2billionpeopleliveoff$1.25a
day.Howmanypeoplecouldyour
donationhelp?
Day23
Day9
Countthenumberofbikesandcars
inyourgarage.Placethatnumberof
quartersinyourAdventBank!
Inthepoorestcountriesbikesare
oftentheonlysourceof
transportationotherthanwalking.
Insomecasestheycostthe
equivalentofayear'ssalary!
Countthenumberofvegetablesin
yourrefrigerator.Placethesame
numberofdimesinyourAdvent
Bank!
75%oftheworld’sfoodis
generatedfromonly12plantsand5
animalspecies.
Day4
Counthowmanyteachersyouhave
atschool.Rememberyourart,
libraryandotherspecialteachers!
Placethatmanyquartersinyour
AdventBank!
Africafacesahugeteachershortage
withatotalof2.7millionteachers
neededinschoolstoday.
Day18
Countthenumberoflightsinyour
kitchen.Placethesamenumberof
quartersinyourAdventBank!Did
youknowthat
CowboysStadiumusesmore
electricitythanLiberia,acountryin
Africa.
Countthenumberoflightswitches
onyour1stfloor.Placethesame
numberofnickelsinyour
AdventBank!
One-quarteroftheworld's
populationlackselectricity.
Day25
Countthenumberofwaysthatyou
canhelpsomeoneinneedthis
ChristmasDayandputadollarinto
yourAdventBank!
Ifyougooutandmakesomegood
thingshappen,youwillfillthe
worldwithhope,youwillfill
yourselfwithhope.”–B.Obama
-BarackObama