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Free Costumes for Kids was so excited to be able to provide over 300 costumes for the children of the Delray Parks and Recreation After School Program in 2009  The culmination of the drive was a fantastic costume parade held at Pompey Park.  Children from the Civic Center, Pinegrove Elementary and Pompey Park participated.  The smiles on their faces say it all!

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The Free Costumes for Kids 2011 Costume Drive is off to a great start.  In 2010 we were able to provide over 1,000 costumes to children in need.  This year we have been able to add two new chapters in Oregon and Nevada.  Several schools in the Palm Beach County area have also joined us.  We would like to welcome them to the organization.  Returning to us are Banyan Creek El., Sunrise Park El.,  Morikami Park El. , Polo Park Middle School, Congregational Church of God and the City of Parkland.  New members this year are Omni Middle School,  Sunrise Palms El.,  Water’s Edge El. and Liberty Park El.

Saturday, Oct. 15th, Free Costumes for Kids will be distributing costumes at the Migrant Education Event at Lantana Elementary from 9 – 10.  We are very excited about this opportunity.  The Boys and Girls Club of Delray will also be receiving costumes.  Our  coordinator  there, Nicole Ackerman, is very excited about having her students set goals in order to get a costume.  We are thrilled to be working with her and her team. 

Welcome to our new chapters, CPHA in Portland, Oregon, and Carson H. S. in Carson City, Nevada.  If you are in those areas of the country, please see their drop off locations on our site.  We are so excited to have you on our team. 

As always we will be collecting new and gently used costumes for children in need in our community.  If you have ideas or would like to volunteer or join us please send an email to chrismccarthy@freecostumesforkids.org  or call me at 904 392-5522.   Thanking you in advance for your support!

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Through their newly acquired Disguise costumes line,  Jakks Pacific has donated 150 costumes to help Free Costumes for Kids provide 303 costumes for the kids of the Delray Parks and Recreations after school program.

Joe McCarthy of Free Costumes for Kids had this to say “The good people at Jakks Pacific came through in a big way.  Being that Delray Parks and Recreation’s program was one of our first costume requests,  and also the largest, it has been our number one goal to supply those costumes.  This donation will go a long way to meeting that goal.”

The costumes arrived today,  just it time for the Delray Beach Parks and Recreations Halloween Party this Friday.

All 3 sites for the Delray Parks and Recreation’s After School Program will be coming together at Pompey Park, 1101 N. W. 1st Ave., Delray Beach, Fl. 33444, on Friday October 30, 2009 at 4 P. M to have thier Halloween Costume Party. There will be over 300 children there from the 3 sites, Pine Grove Elementary School, Pompey Park, and Delray Beach Community Center all wearing costumes donated through Free Costumes for Kids.

The Garage Sale Depot Donates Halloween Costumes
to Two Area Organizations in Need

Partners with FreeCostumesforkids.org to provide special ‘treat’ to children from
the Florida Migrant Education Program and Operation Hope

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 27, 2009) – The Garage Sale Depot, featuring thrift, consignment and new merchandise targeting value-conscious shoppers, is pleased to announce their partnership with FreeCostumesforKids.org, in support of their mission to provide Halloween costumes to Palm Beach County school-age children in need.

The new store, located at 2231 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd in West Palm Beach, donated nearly 100 costumes to Operation Hope, which services hundreds of underserved families in Palm Beach County who suffer from homelessness, hunger and domestic abuse; and the Palm Beach County School District’s Migrant Education Program, which provides education to more than 2,000 school-age children in the migrant communities, primarily in the western part of the county.

“The kids we work with just don’t have much in the way of material things,” said Kenneth Bowers, Founder of Operation Hope. “We are so grateful to have this opportunity to put a smile on their faces – even just for a little while.”

Ben Patipa, Founder and CEO of The Garage Sale Depot, says his store is honored to work with such worthy organizations. “Being involved in our community is a priority for us,” says Patipa. “If there is a way we can help, then we will. We’re just happy to be involved.”

On Saturday, October 31, children from Operation Hope will be participating in a special Halloween trick or treat event at Howell Park in West Palm Beach, beginning at 5 pm.

About The Garage Sale Depot

The Garage Sale Depot, located at 2231 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. in West Palm Beach, offers shoppers an appealing alternative to standard thrift and consignment stores. The store will carry a wide variety of items such as men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and accessories, electronics, furniture, sporting goods, appliances, home décor and much more. Also featured is a unique “Treasure Chest” area, with upscale merchandise such as artwork, collectables, antiques, designer clothing and other high-end items.

Affiliated with the Cancer Federation, The Garage Sale Depot offers free pick up on thrift and consignment items from any location in Palm Beach County with a tax deductible receipt for donations to help fight cancer and “cash for your clutter” on consignment items. In addition, The Garage Sale Depot supports the mission of the American Heart Association. A complimentary café, children’s play area and computerized tagging and tracking make The Garage Sale Depot a one-of-a-kind shopping experience for the entire family.

The Garage Sale Depot offers free pick up thrift and consignment items from any location in Palm Beach County and a tax deductible receipt for donations to help fight cancer as well as “Cash for your clutter” on consignment items. In addition, The Garage Sale Depot supports the mission of the American Heart Association.

Store hours are Wednesday through Friday, 9 am – 7 pm; Saturday 7 am – 7 pm; and Sunday 9 am – 6 pm.

For more information, call 561.667.0345 or visit www.thegaragesaledepot.com.

About FreeCostumesforKids.org

Free Costumes for Kids, a non-profit organization, in association with national sponsor Gigaweb.com, has as its goal to provide new and used Halloween costumes to ALL needy kids in Palm Beach County. www.Gigaweb.com will be donating a portion of their Halloween costume proceeds in order to buy new costumes for Free Costumes for Kids.

Free Costumes for Kids is starting it’s work in Palm Beach County and hopes to expand to South Florida, the state of Florida and nationally in years to come. For more information, visit www.freecostumesforkids.org or call 561.789.2421

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Mike and Bertha Holloway are Changing Lives One Costume At A Time with their Very Generous donation of brand new costumes for kids in need. Thank you SO Much Mike and Bertha for Your HUGE Donation.

If you’re looking for a dropoff box in Boca Raton go toHolloway’s Pub and drop off your gently used or new costumes. Just make sure you place the costume donation in a bag with the type of costume, size, gender, and whether  it is adult or child size.  We need a bunch of adult size costumes this year. Kids come in all sizes.  We even have some requests for 3X adult sizes.

Bring in what you have and help change a life of a child in need.

Go to: Holloway’s Pub

77 Royal Palm Plaza
(corner of Federal Hwy & SE Mizner Blvd.)
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
(561) 361-8445