Date of publication: October 29, 2008
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette
Author: Debbie Kelley
By Debbie Kelley
...The Chipeta Elementary School fourth-grader is one of thousands of American children taking part in a "Reverse Trick-or-Treating" campaign, which was launched by human rights advocacy groups last year to raise awareness of child labor problems in cocoa fields.
As she collects candy in her Pinon Valley neighborhood Friday night, Danielle will hand neighbors a piece of fair-trade-certified chocolate in return, along with a postcard explaining why the treat is different.
"I wanted to do this because I couldn't imagine being my age and working in a field all day and not being able to play," she said...