Sisters' haunted house raises funds for Cancer
My sister and I hosted our 6th annual Spooky Tours for Cancer Oct 16-18, 2015 with the help of 20 fabulous volunteers.
We transform our home into a themed haunted house to raise money for cancer research. This year's theme was a circus. Our event is geared for people of all ages. It took over1,000 to put this event together.
Background:
My siblings and I wanted to do more to fight cancer. They were inspired after their three-year-old friend overcame a grim diagnosis of a 2% survival from brain cancer. Once their friend was out of hospital, the siblings joined his team walking for twelve hours at the Canadian Cancer’s Relay for Life. After their first Relay for Life in 2006, they were upset they could not do more. In 2009, the siblings decided to create their own event to fight cancer. In 2010, the siblings recruited three volunteers, fifteen guests and raised $5. By 2014, the sibling’s recruited eight volunteers, one hundred guests, including Mayor Brenda Holloran, CTV News, and raised $500. Last year, the sisters grew the event even bigger recruiting twenty volunteers, with even more guests, including Mayor Dave Jaworsky, MPP Catherine Fife, MP Bardish Chaggar, CBC radio, 570 News, CTV News and raised $1, 374.55.
Who are the organizers?
Spooky Tours Cancer Fundraiser is organized by my sister and I . Sometimes my brother helps out too.
Spooky Tours Cancer Fundraiser Media Coverage
TV
2015 CTV coverage http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=476543
2016 CTV clip Friday Oct 16, 2015 aired on late night news. Please contact us to view the video clip.
Radio
CBC Radio http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/The+Morning+Edition+-+K-W/ID/2677169419/ Aired on Fri Oct 16, 2015 and again following weekend
570 News.
570 News - Spooky Tours Aired on the weekend of Oct 16th, 2015
News Paper
The Record The Record: sisters-haunted-house-raises-funds-for-cancer
Monday, October 20, 2015 Kia and two volunteers were on the front page of The Local section
Record's Helping Hands on Sat Oct 24, 2015. http://media.zuza.com/e/4/e46603f7-1b6d-40d2-835f-8586960b96a0/Helping_Hands_-_October_2015.pdf
SNAPd November 2015 issue
Blog
Dmitry Skakovski wrote a blog re spooky tours and Diego's story http://www.facebook.com/techtownkw/?pnref=story Also wrote a story on Kia and Diego’s Mom.
Photos
On Spooky Tours website https://spookytours.wordpress.com
Conestoga College Students
Conestoga College journalist student Sara Sasila to story on Spooky Tours
http://spokeonline.com/2015/10/haunted-house-raises-money-for-cancer
Conestoga College film student Grayson Winter filmed and interview with Kia. http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/The+Morning+Edition+-+K-W/ID/2677169419/
Learn more about our fundraiser by visiting https://spookytours.wordpress.com
