Portland, Oregon CPAH First Costume Drive A Big Success!
Thanks to the iniative of Community Partners for Affordable Housing’s intern, Sara White, over 50 children trick or treated in style this Halloween. They also collected plenty of accessories that the kids had a great time digging through and creating some pretty cool costumes. All of the kids and families were very appreciative and they all had a lot of fun distributing their collection. Check out the pictures! The CPAH is continuing their drive after Halloween to get a head start on next year. Collection dates and locations are listed below.
Friday, November4th between 10-2 pm at TVF&R Fire Station #67 13810 SWFarmington in Beaverton
Saturday, November 5th between 10-2 pm at TVF&R Fire Station#50 12617 SW Walnut St.in Tigard
Thanks, Sara, CPAH, and the Portland community!
Sunrise Park Elementary Samaritan Club Donated 150 costumes to Free Costumes for Kids
On October 7, 2011, Free Costumes for Kids Vice President, Chris McCarthy, visited the Sunrise Park Elementary School Samaritan Club meeting. An enthusiastic group of 30 fourth and fifth graders decorated and stuffed Halloween treat bags for our October 15th distribution at the Migrant Education Open House. The costumes they collected put smiles on a lot of faces and iniated change through the goals the children set for themselves. Many thanks to Samaritan Club chairpersons, Lisa Eisenberg and Laura Waldorf Reiss for all their hard work .Samaritan
“Changing Lives, One Costume At A Time”
Each child that receives a costume from Free Costumes for Kids is asked to set a goal for themselves. Our hope is to set off a chain reaction of positive change. By donating a costume to our organization, not only will smiles be created, but change will be iniated.
The children who received costumes at the Migrant Education Open House at Lantana Elementary School on October 15th, 2011 wrote a goal for themselves before they received their costumes. Here are their goals.
Eineuto – I will face my fears.
Maisel - I will do my best.
David - I will tell people how I feel.
Dante - I will learn to write my name.
Maria - I will become an artist.
Andrea - I will become a teacher.
Baltazen - I will become a firefighter.
Floridalma - I will do better in Math and work harder to understand it.
Visel - I will improve in school.
Yoana - I will face my fears.
Magali - I will do better in Math.
Victor - I will join the Army.
Jennifer - I will get good grades.
Elda - I will become a princess.
Victer - I will help my Mom without her asking .
Kevin - I will improve in school.
Edelso - I will get along with my sisters.
Jose - I will face my fears.
Elizabeth - I will share a smile.
David P. - My goal is to face my fears.
Rodas - I promise to get along with my brother.
Jose - I will do my best.
Arelis - I will do my best at all times.
Dajany - I will learn to write my name.
Mia - I will do better in school.
Elizabeth - I will do my best.
Fidel - I will get better grades.
Gaby - I will learn my ABC’s.
Micaela - I will do better in math.
Karen - I will go to college and get a good job.
Jerardo - I want to use my sense of humor to solve problems, instead of using my fists.
Fernando - I promise not to steal.
David C. - My goal is to face my fears.
Michael - I will always do my best.
Roberto - I want to be a soccer player.
Patricio - I will read for 30 minutes every day.
Estefani - I promise to face my fears.
Fabiola - I will get a higher GPA.
Brian - I will learn to write my name.
Chris - I will learn to walk.
Manuel - I will be a professional soccer player.
Mateo - I will always do my best.
Juan - I will face my fears.
Maria - I will learn my numbers to 100.
Norma - I will learn more English.
Heydi - I will make new friends.
Keontae - I will pass to the next grade.
Juna - I will face my fears.
Evelth - I will make new friends.
Marina - I will become a doctor.
Jimena - I promise to see things clearly.
Lucida - I will do better in Math.
Raquel - I want to be a doctor.
Lerena - I will become a lawyer.
Brend - I will become a teacher.
Jose - I will become a car detailer.
Rafuel - I will do better in reading.
Nick - I want to learn my ABC’s.
Ronaldo - I will join the Army.
Marces - I will join the Air Force.
Christopher - I will learn my ABC’s.
Janna - I will be a doctor.
Jaquelinne - I will graduate from high school.
Noelia - I will be more careful.
Evelia - I want to cook better.
Noreydy - I will become an accountant.
Evelia – I will improve in school.
Iran - I will do well in school
Estefani - I will face my fears.
Joella - I will improve in the arts.
Eelin - I will improve in school.
Jahayra - I will become a vet.
Good luck to all of you. I know you will accomplish your goals.
Margate Elementary Joins Free Costumes For Kids Costume Drive
Welcome to our latest addition to the Free Costumes for Kids team. Thanks to Patti Moore, Margate Elementary will be collecting costumes for Free Costumes for Kids. We are thrilled that you have joined our ranks. Thanks so much!
Wow! Thanks Sandra Cancel of Franklin Templeton Investments of Fort Lauderdale
The generosity of mankind never fails to amaze me. Sandra Cancel of Franklin Templeton Investments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida collected 50 costumes from colleagues at her office for Free Costumes for Kids and delivered them to our collection site in Parkland. Thank you so much for thinking of our kids. Together we are changing lives, one costume at a time.
Free Costumes for Kids Distributes Over 100 Costumes to Kids at Migrant Education Event
If you had wandered into the cafeteria at Lantana Elementary School on Saturday, October 15th, 2011, you would have thought Halloween had come early. The room was filled with witches, zombies, devils, and princesses with smiles that even their masks couldn’t hide. Thanks to Free Costumes for Kids, a 3 year old local, non profit organization, over one hundred children attending the affair organized by the Migrant Education Department of the Palm Beach County School Board received a new or gently used Halloween costume. Because the organzation’s motto is, “Changing lives, one costume at a time,” each child or parent was asked to set a goal for themselves and to recycle their costume to a friend, relative or neighbor. Then they got their picture taken for our website so that those who have donated costumes can see the smiles created by their generous gift. Christina Pinder and her staff organized this wonderful event that provided community resources, parent education, activities for the kids, and lunch for the Migrant Community. Free Costumes for Kids was honored to be a part of it.
We would like to thank our volunteers, who worked together like a well oiled machine. Our interpreters were Vicky Kestler and Luke and Silvana Lago. Sign in was handled by Jazmine Hatcher and Goal writers were Kenya Swint and Susan Sisley -Green, Mariana Sisley-Green, and Dante. Costume fitters were Christina Kestler, Elizabeth Mateo, Quinese Moody and Keontae Swint . Photography assistants were Deandre and Jamon. And our photographer was Shanteria Short. The costumes for this event were donated by the Samaritan Club of Sunrise Park Elementary and the City of Parkland.
If you are thinking about donating costumes to Free Costumes for Kids, we are still collecting for our next big distribution at The Boys and Girls Club of Delray Beach. All sizes are accepted but we are especially in need of large sizes, even adult large XXL, and XXXL Adult sizes. Children come in all sizes. 
Click on Costume Drop Off Locations
to find where our collection boxes are located.
Support Free Costumes for Kids
Support Free Costumes for Kids by ordering your Halloween costumes from Gigaweb.com. They will make a donation to Free Costumes for Kids for every order received! Thanks Gigaweb and thanks in advance for your support.
What a Creative Idea!!
Natalie Sudit, Free Costumes for Kids Coordinator at Grandview Prepatory School in Boca Raton, created this fabulous Halloween Costume Collection box. Just had to share it with everyone. Isn’t it great? Thanks, Natalie!
Carson City, Nevada, Collection Sites and Distribution Information
The Health Occupations Students of America at Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada are collecting Halloween costumes through Free Costumes for Kids for the city’s children in need.
Please donate your new or gently used costumes to the following locations.
October 3rd - October 19th, 2011
Carson High School – Office
1111 N. Saliman St.
Carson City, Nv 89702
Pioneer High School- Room B3
225 E. Park St
Carson City, Nv 89706
It’s A Girl Thing Consignment Store
1921 N. Carson St
Carson City, Nv 89701
Spirit Halloween Store
1443 S. Carson St
Carson City Nv 89701
CHS vs. Douglas Football game on Oct 7.
Distribution Sites:
Saturday October 22nd at Carson High School 12 – 4 PM
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday October 24th-27th at Pioneer High School 2 – 4 PM
If you have questions please contact Shana Wilkins at swilkins@carson.k12.nv.us .
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