Success with Make-a-Wish
Helping to raise money for the Make-a-Wish charity is great, but being able to have fun and watch children have fun while doing it is even better. This evening's "House on Haunted Hill," with a Wizard of Oz theme, was fulfilling in more ways than one.
The game sponsored by the SHU CRs was called "Toss it!" and was a major success. I'm pretty proud of the artwork, since I did the painting myself :)
Kids just stood on a tape line and tossed the bean bags through the elephant nose. (We have a "big kids" line and a "little kids" line, just to make things fair.) We had a couple repeat customers, so I really think kids liked it!
Really, though, it was fun to be there with Sue, Josh, Paul, and Harmon to watch these little kids have such a great time. We had a good view of the whole "carnival" room, so it was entertaining to see kids play other games and have a balloon animal made, or eat some cotton candy. Some children had costumes on, which was even more adorable. But seeing and hearing their joy when they scored bean bag through the elephant nose--you just can't help but smile and cheer along with them.
The game will run another night at tomorrow's "House on Haunted Hill," and I'm really looking forward to seeing more kids. Best of all, though, is that when there are a lot of kids playing the games at the carnival, I know that the money their parents spent on the tickets to play is going to a great cause. Make-a-Wish is a great organization, and I'm glad that the College Republicans can be a part of this event.
**Update**
Posted by KarissaKilgore at October 20, 2006 10:06 PM