University Park Elementary School and players from the Colorado Rapids soccer team will kick off the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF project on Friday, Oct. 18 at 2:15 p.m.

The school band and choir will perform during the assembly.

The fundraiser promotes multicultural awareness and the value of helping others. UNICEF helps provide children with lifesaving medicine, better nutrition, clean water and sanitation, education, and emergency relief in more than 160 countries.