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Halloween treats, halloween recipes for adults, martha stewart halloween: West Hammond was expecting to have to pay for Halloween costumes on display Oct. 19 at Children's Hospital. But as he began rifling through boxes of the princess, superheroes and fairy costumeswith her daughter Carly, it was discovered that they were free for child patients and parents. The costumes and accompanying free arts and crafts were part of Halloween "spirit children" event, organized a gift from headquarters in New York Halloween Spirit Halloween retailer.

"We just happened to see the outside of the truck, and when we saw they are giving away all these costumes ... it was an incredible value," said Hammond, whose son, Christopher, is in the intensive care unit for children. "When you are hospitalized near Halloween, you do not have time to dress."

The father and daughter were one of hundreds of families to attend the event Halloween Spirit, now in its fourth year. Over 20 volunteers from Spirit Halloween stores across Colorado helped hand over the costumes and arts and crafts lead as painting and pumpkin decorating face. It was the first year, the retailer has visited children in their efforts to grow to more pediatric hospitals.

"We provide them for Halloween," said Matthew Fowler, store manager in the Spirit Halloween store on Colorado Boulevard in Denver. "This year we plan on raising $ 2 million ... We want to ensure that children have much less time in hospitals for fear. "

Since the program began in 2006, Spirit Halloween has raised more than $ 2.3 million for hospitals in the United State and Canada. The fundraising efforts do not stop when the fillings going after Halloween - the retailer accepts donations throughout the year through its website, www.spirithalloween.com.