nPostednon December 11, 2013
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nAnnacronym is an abbreviation formed by parts of words (usually thenfirst letter of each word) that is pronounced as a word. n
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nFBInis a familiar abbreviation (it stands for the Federal Bureau ofnInvestigation, as I’m sure you know), but it isn’t an acronym,nbecause we don’t pronounce it as a word such as feeby; insteadnwe pronounce each letter name. NASA, on the other hand, isnan acronym. It is an abbreviation that stands for the NationalnAeronautics and Space Administration—but it is pronounced as anword.
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UNICEFnis an acronym that is based on an old name for a wonderfulnorganization. After World War II, the United Nations InternationalnChildren’s Emergency Fund was created to provide immediate emergencynfood and health care to children. n
UNICEFnis an acronym that is based on an old name for a wonderfulnorganization. After World War II, the United Nations InternationalnChildren’s Emergency Fund was created to provide immediate emergencynfood and health care to children. nn
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nNownit isn’t necessarily just an emergency fund; instead, UNICEF worksnfor children’s rights and well-being around the globe with manynlong-term non-emergency programs as well as programs that help withndisaster relief. So the name has been streamlined to the UnitednNations Children’s Fund. However, rather than moving to thenunpronounceable UNCF, the organization kept the already-popularnUNICEF.
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nSincenUNICEF was begun on this date in 1946, today is its 67thnbirthday.
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nUNICEFnis still collecting donations to help children in the Philippines,nwhich was so devastated by Typhoon Haiyan. An estimated 6.7 million children were affected by the storm!
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Childrennin Canada and the United States sometimes collect pennies fornUNICEF—and these seemingly tiny donations have exceeded fournmillion dollars per year. Today, on UNICEF’s birthday, might be angreat day to start a penny-collecting fundraiser for the worthwhilenprograms. (Hint: if someone doesn’t have pennies, take nickels,ndimes, whatever they want to donate!)
Childrennin Canada and the United States sometimes collect pennies fornUNICEF—and these seemingly tiny donations have exceeded fournmillion dollars per year. Today, on UNICEF’s birthday, might be angreat day to start a penny-collecting fundraiser for the worthwhilenprograms. (Hint: if someone doesn’t have pennies, take nickels,ndimes, whatever they want to donate!)n
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nAlsonon this date:
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International Mountain Day
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nPhysicistnMax Born’s birthday
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Proclamationnof the Republic Day in Burkina Faso
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nAnniversarynof the first recorded sighting of the Aurora Borealis in America
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