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For Additional Information:
General
info and Muirwood Park: 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:
350-9632 or eagleriver@totith.org
--see “Trick of Treat in the Heat-Anchorage”, and tell your
friends!
2011 Media Coverage:
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KFAT “Morning Chaos”
Radio Show Interview
When is It?
Sunday, September 11, 2011.
Pre-event festivities start around 5:30 PM, with door-to-door Trick or Treating
from 6 to 8 PM.
ALL THREE
EVENTS ARE SOLD OUT
If you already have
wristbands, download your event maps here:
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Kincaid
Parking will be tight, so please
plan to arrive not much after 5PM. Bring
your own bag for candy, and leave pets at home.
Hot
off the presses, and new for 2011-- TOTITH T-shirts.
Adult
sizes $15, youth sizes $12
Production
costs for the first batch were generously donated by BP. Proceeds from the T-shirt sales all go to the
charities.
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 up 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 as an impromptu block event
to allow a terminally-ill child 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. 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 two 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 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 9/11/11
1130am