University of Richmond's 10th annual Trick or Treat Street Halloween festival raises more than $10,000 for 3-year-old's liver transplant
December 5, 2008
Partnering with Children's Organ Transplant Association, the University of Richmond's 10th annual Trick or Treat Street Halloween festival raised more than $10,000 toward a liver transplant for 3-year-old Cole Hafer of Richmond.
Trick or Treat Street, begun in 1999, provides a fun and safe Halloween experience for Richmond area children by providing such activities as pumpkin painting, haunted houses and costume contests. All proceeds go toward charity.
This year's event, held Oct. 18 on campus, was organized by Richmond's InterFraternity and Panhellenic councils with co-chairs Chris Lucas of Wantagh N.Y., and Jordan Bookman of Oklahoma City, Okla.
The $10,000 is the most ever raised by Trick or Treat Street. The full amount will benefit Cole, who was diagnosed with biliary atresia, for which doctors recommended a life-saving liver transplant. The donation will help his family pay for the costly operation.
For more information about Cole or to donate to his fund, visit www.firstgiving.com/TOTS.