October is the perfect time for treats, costumes, and fun — and this year, you can make it even more meaningful. By adding a twist to your Halloween and fall festivities, you can help raise awareness and funds for kids battling cancer. Here are some easy and creative ways to BOO Kids’ Cancer this October!
1. Attach a BOO Kids’ Cancer Flyer to Your Boo Basket
Turn the classic neighborhood tradition into something that gives back! Attach a St. Baldrick’s BOO Kids’ Cancer flyers to your Boo Basket when you hand out treats to friends, family, or coworkers. Not only will your neighbors enjoy the goodies, but they’ll also learn how to support children with cancer.
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2. Halloween, Fall Festival, or Company Party Fundraiser
Add a charitable twist to your seasonal gatherings:
- Host a Halloween party, spooky movie trivia night, fall festival, or company event with a small donation to attend.
- Turn pumpkin decorating or costume contests into mini fundraisers, where participants contribute to join or vote.
- Ask local companies hosting trunk-or-treats if they’d like to include a charity tie-in.
If you’d like to explore fundraising ideas, please contact Events@stbaldricks.org.
3. Join the Backpack Challenge
The Send Kids’ Cancer Packing Backpack Challenge is St. Baldrick’s new fundraising initiative that invites participants to wear a St. Baldrick’s green backpack for 28 days to stand in solidarity with kids with B-cell ALL, a type of childhood leukemia that now has a lifesaving treatment available through a backpack. These kids wear the backpack for 28 consecutive days.
Not only does the challenge symbolize the progress being made for kids with cancer, it also gives participants a platform to help fund the next breakthroughs for all types of childhood cancer.
Join the challenge this October and take your backpack to all your fall festivities — or get creative and incorporate it into your costume:
- Ghostbuster (backpack as the proton pack)
- Superhero with a utility backpack
- Adventurer or explorer
- Witch or wizard with a potion-filled backpack
Share photos at pumpkin patches, parties, or trunk-or-treat events — every post helps spread the word and raise critical funds for lifesaving research.
Learn More about the Backpack Challenge
4. Seasonal Monthly Giving
Keep the spirit of giving alive all year! This October, start a small monthly donation to St. Baldrick’s and turn your Halloween treat into a lasting gift of hope for kids with cancer. Even a modest recurring gift can make a big impact.
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5. Start a BOO Kids’ Cancer Fundraiser on Facebook or Instagram
Set up a social media fundraiser to help kids with cancer — it’s easy, fun, and can be done from anywhere! Share why this cause matters to you and invite friends and family to contribute. To make it even easier, we’ve created social graphics you can use to promote your fundraiser and spread the word.
- Start your Facebook Fundraiser supporting St. Baldrick’s here.
- Customize your fundraiser by adding a goal, title, description, and photo.
- Select ‘create’ and your fundraiser will be published to your feed for others to engage and donate to.
- Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
- Tap the ‘+’ in the upper right-hand corner and select ‘fundraiser’.
- Search for St. Baldrick’s and select it as your cause.
- Customize your fundraiser by adding a goal, description, and photo.
- Select ‘create fundraiser’ to post it to your feed for others to engage and donate to.
- Bonus – utilize the fundraising sticker and share the fundraiser in your Instagram Stories to reach more people.
This October, your Halloween fun can do double duty — bringing joy to your friends and family while helping kids in need. Every flyer handed out, backpack carried, or fundraiser started adds up to real impact. Together, we can make this season both spooky and full of hope.
