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For Additional Information:
General
info and Muirwood Park: Sean or Joyce at 245-2602, or
info@totith.org
West Park: Erica at 248-9513 or westpark@totith.org
Goldenview Park: Heidi at
230-8755 or goldenview@totith.org
Eagle River:
Sarah at 350-9632 or eagleriver@totith.org
--see “Trick of Treat in the Heat-Anchorage”, and tell your
friends!
Thanks to all who made TOTITH 2012 possible!
Between the three events, we had
approximately 3,700 children in attendance!
All told, the event raised $43,656--so Ronald McDonald House, Make a
Wish, and Hospice of Anchorage each received $14,552.
Special thanks to:
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The residents of West
Park, Muirwood Park, Eaglewood,
and Goldenview whose enthusiastic participation keeps this
event going.
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M&M
Productions (907-344-0974), for providing the
sound systems and DJ services for the kickoff parties.
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Alaska
McDonald’s for a generous donation to Ronald McDonald House, paying for the
majority of the porta-potties, and providing the
event maps.
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BP
for donating the funds to make the event T-shirts and tote bags.
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Alaska
Integrated Media for radio promotion.
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The employees of Mikunda, Cottrell
& Co., for once again making Trick or Treat in the Heat the designated
August “Dress Down for Charity” beneficiary.
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Tons of Fun
Entertainment and For Fun Alaska
for providing bounce houses.
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Rent-a-Can
and Global Diving &
Salvage for donating four porta-potties to the
event. Global Diving & Salvage also
purchased Eagle River wristbands for children in need.
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The Anchorage Fire
Department and IAFF Local 1264 for
giving fire truck tours to the kids.
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Room to Bloom and
Creative Minds
pre-schools for donating prizes to the Eagle River kickoff event.
·
Partycraft, Party
World, Anchorage McDonald’s, Sweet Adeline’s, Dooley’s Tuxedo & Costume, and the Kincaid
Elementary PTA who sold wristbands to the public on our behalf.
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Blood Bank of Alaska for providing
materials at the West Park kickoff event.
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Dimond
High School Junior ROTC, Lumen Christi
students, and Goldenview Middle School Junior Honor Society for
assistance before and during the events.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September
8, 2013—the next Trick or Treat in the Heat!
Trick or Treat in the Heat has grown
every year, and has pretty much reached the capacity of the four neighborhoods
which hosted it in 2012. Therefore, we
really need to expand the event into additional neighborhoods for 2013. Please call 907-245-2602 if you would like to
learn more about what is involved in spearheading an event in your
neighborhood.
Suggested locations for new events:
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East Anchorage
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Midtown Anchorage
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Palmer-Wasilla
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Kenai-Soldotna
·
Fairbanks
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JBER
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TOTITH T-Shirts Adult sizes $15, youth sizes $10 Production costs were generously
donated by BP. All proceeds from the T-shirt sales go to the charities. TOTITH Tote Bags $10, on sale at party stores
listed above.
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What Is TOTITH?
Trick or Treat in the Heat (TOTITH)
is a neighborhood-wide early Halloween celebration. Anyone who has experienced
Trick or Treat with late October Alaskan weather knows what a borderline
miserable experience it can be for our kids here (and their
parents)! By holding it in early September, the kids get to wear
their costumes without cold weather gear.
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Why Is It Held? It started in 2005 as an impromptu
block event to allow our terminally-ill son to experience one last Trick or
Treat before he died. However, all participants had so much fun that it
is now a highly-anticipated neighborhood-wide party and charity fundraiser. |
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How to Participate
Wristbands are sold for $10 apiece
before the event, which serve as the child’s admission ticket (note, adults do
not require wristbands unless they are collecting candy too!) 100% of the proceeds from these
wristbands are donated to the charities (volunteers absorb any operating
costs). At most locations, you can pay with cash or with a check made out
to one of the charities. We also accept
additional donations on behalf of the charities before and during the
event. In order to avoid overwhelming the host neighborhoods, the number of wristbands is limited, so
purchase yours beforehand in order to guarantee a slot for your child. For the past three years we sold out of
wristbands before the event, so PLEASE don’t wait until the last minute to get
yours!
Charities Supported
100% of your donations, the proceeds from
wristband and merchandise sales, and corporate sponsorships are donated equally
to the three charities that helped us the most during Ian’s leukemia.
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We
spent over six consecutive months in the Seattle
Ronald McDonald House from late 2003 to mid 2004, and then periodically
when back in Seattle for follow-up visits in 2005.
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Thanks
to The Make a Wish Foundation,
Ian got to be a “pilot for a day”, visiting a C-17 squadron at McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma.
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Finally,
after all reasonable medical options in Seattle were exhausted, Hospice of Anchorage helped make
it possible for our family to return home, so that Ian could comfortably spend
his last months enjoying an Alaskan summer outside of
the hospital.
News Coverage of Past Events
Revised 9/17/12