Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Halloween Fun at Children’s Specialized Hospital: A tradition!

Halloween at Children’s Specialized Hospital is truly our biggest holiday of the year. Each of our sites celebrates the holiday in a different way.

For example, our Children’s Specialized team in Toms River takes the children (weather permitting) to a community across the street to trick-or-treat. In both Mountainside and New Brunswick, the children are taken through the hospital to trick-or-treat with the staff.


These efforts take a HUGE amount of work soliciting costumes for all the kids, matching the costumes with the right child, getting each child dressed, and then of course the trick-or-treating. So many wonderful things come together during Halloween; employees coming together to add fun and joy to the lives of children, involving volunteers in the activities, and of course the fun of the costumes. 

We never forget to have FUN at work on Halloween as our staff dresses up each year. Some departments dress up together – I’ve seen minions, the Wizard of Oz, superheroes, fairies, and a few years ago Trish West-Low even dressed up as me! It was hysterical! 


So as we gear up for this holiday, I want to thank you for all you do each and every day for our kids. I look forward to seeing all of the children in their costumes (and yours too of course)!

Please be sure to share your pictures to Megan Muller (memuller@childrens-specialized.org) and we will compile them to share internally and on social media.

This was my FIRST Halloween at Children's Specialized!
Happy Halloween!

2 comments:

Amanda said...

So Fun! In Hamilton since it's inception, we have had a departmental competition of sorts, involving a skit. Following, we make a march down Quakerbridge road and attempt to get the most honks! Everyone likes to see grown adults having fun in costume, right?

Beth Anne said...

I'll never forget the Halloween party we had in New Brunswick for the kids right after Super Storm Sandy. Everyone joined together to make sure our kids had a fabulous Halloween!