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Action Tips: 11 Scary Good Halloween Ideas
October 31st doesn't (just) have to be a day to dress shamelessly sexy or disgustingly bloody. We've brought back our classic list telling you ways to help out this Halloween:
- Cause-up your costume. When people ask you what you are, you can give them a fact or two about your cause and what they can do to help. And feel free to steal an idea from:
- Visit a children's hospital. Lots of these kids won't be able to celebrate Halloween this year. Call or email the hospital and ask if you can
- set up decorations
- bring candy
- donate costumes
- Trick-or-treat for a cause.
- Collect candy for the troops.
- Make like Selena Gomez and collect loose change instead of candy. The proceeds will go to with UNICEF.
- Stop by a local home for the elderly and help them decorate the halls and rooms for Halloween. You can make crafts beforehand or with the residents at the home, and help them deck the halls with some spooky cheer.
- Trick-or-Treat for a collection drive. When you go to houses, ask for cans of food, clothing, or some other donation that you can drop off to a shelter the next day.
- Start a candy collection drive at your school (tip: make sure all the candy is wrapped). Drop it off at a local children’s hospital or homeless shelter.
- Host a Halloween costume donation collection. People can donate prom dresses, former football jerseys, and more to underserved children.
- Celebrate Halloween at a local hospital. Plan a day around the 31st when you can visit the kids in costume, bring costumes for them, trick-or-treat from room to room, and pass around some candy.
- Are you worried about children's safety in your neighborhood? Organize a Halloween parade where parents will be around. You can also host trick-or-treating session at your school or local community center during the day.
- Have guests at your Halloween party bring a can of food. The next day, check back at DoSomething.org on how you can drop off cans of food in the month of November.
- Organize a Halloween-themed run / walk for a good cause. Make sure everyone shows up in costume.
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Comments
i am so wanting to have like a costume ball to raise money for my local shelter, but I have no idea where to have it. Any ideas??
where going to have a benefit halloween carnival in the middle of our college student center to help with the poor and the children in need!
Why not at the shelter? Maybe they have a parking lot you can turn into a party? Just be sure not to scare the animals with the music.. On second thought I'd go for your local school - we used to have events in our gym or cafeteria...
Hmm...does anyone know how to turn a costume that's a black dress and little makeup rhinestones into something to make a point with?
Thanks!
you are welcome to use the mobile thing I made for halloween... just make yourself look dead and add a sign that says text "dead" to 30644 (see the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWx8b9ipW6E&feature=player_embedded)
gweiner, i am gonna do that this halloween. thanks for the idea
:)
Ally,
What about trying one of your local churches or firehouses? Some of them by me have room for banquets and dances. Make sure you contact some local papers too, even the free ones people can pick up. They might be able to help, and they might cover your story to get the word out there for you. Good luck =)
i am going to try to go to a local childrens hospital and bring them some candy! thanks for the idea.
Wonderful! Of course, since I work with the hospital, I thought the area to bring the candy to Children's Hospitals was genious! Thanks so much for promoting awarness for this cause. So gona be visting my friends at the hospital!
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