A light rain added to the eerie mood on Sunday, October 25th as the St. Louis College of Pharmacy hosted their annual Boo Fest at Pumpkin Park on the Campus Quad. This spooktacular sugar-free Halloween party for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Metro Saint Louis/Greater Missouri Chapter is always a spirited event. Youngsters with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, their families and friends were entertained with games, clowns, a stilt walker, prizes and surprises. Make no bones about it, a special low carb lunch and treats made for a be-witch’n good time!
Sanda Rosenblum, JDRF Director of Public Relations, Metro Saint Louis/Greater Missouri Chapter
Dear Planning Committee,
Thank you for all you did in making Boo Fest such a resounding success yesterday. Even though we had to dodge a few raindrops, a lot of children had a lot of fun. It was a truly great event thanks to your hard work. I never cease to be amazed at the ingenuity and dedication of our STLCOP students in planning for Boo Fest. Please pass along my thanks to all the student leaders and volunteers. I am very grateful they took time out from their busy schedules to make the afternoon such a memorable one for the kids.
Thanks again! Marc Long
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
*Photo by Dave Myers: Boo Fest at Pumpkin Park, Cool-Ghoul St. Louis College of Pharmacy Committee (L to R) Rebecca Jones, Marcus Long D-Lori Pitts, Bryan Daniels, Nicole Lombardo and JDRF Special Events Coordinator, Ally Klein
10 responses so far ↓
1 Jenny Sondag // Oct 27, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Thank you so much!! We are newly diagnosed and this was such a fun, well thought out event for the kids. My son and daughter has a great time. The college students did a superb job. Two thumbs up.
Sincerely,
Jenny Sondag
2 Melissa & Heather Tenney // Oct 27, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Just wanted to say this was our 1st event due to being freshly diagnosed & it was a lot of fun! Thanks so much for putting this together & I cant wait to attend future events! Even though my daughter is 15, she had a great time & it made her feel so much better knowing shes not the only teen out there w/JD! Thanks again & hope to meet many more next time!
Melissa & Heather Tenney
Arnold, MO
3 Michelle Morrison // Oct 30, 2009 at 7:15 am
We drove from DeSoto, IL to participate in the Boo-fest. It was a pretty good time even with the rain. We got our picture taken, was wondering where we go to view them? Thanks to everyone that put their time into making this a kewl event for the kids! My daughter, Brooklynn-age 8, had a blast! She has been Type I for 2 years.
4 Anna Robb // Oct 30, 2009 at 8:33 am
Thanks so much to everyone who put this party together.My daughter was diagnosed end of May and its still hard for her, she is 6yrs. old. But this party was so fun for her and her cousins came and loved it. I really thought you all put a lot out for these kids and made it really special. Thanks so much. I have a 25 yr.old diabect and he would of loved this when he was little. He’s had diabeties since he was 4yrs. old. We all loved it, hope you all do this again next yr. Thanks again, Anna Robb Ballwin,MO.
5 Laura Beaudreau // Oct 30, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Thanks The Beaudreau kids had a ball.We loved the games and all the friendly faces that deal with the same things we do on a daily basis!! The first year almost under our wings but so much to learn!!!
6 Amy // Oct 31, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Thanks so much for doing this! My son (4) had a great time. This is our 2nd year doing it. He is already talking about doing it next year.
Barnhart MO
7 Christna & Gayle // Nov 1, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Thank you for all the fun. My daughter Gayle was very excited about this event because she remembered last year’s. She is 5 now and was diagnosed last year. Thank you again, for all the work that was put int thisto make it so much fun. It was greatly appreciated.
8 Anthony Long // Nov 2, 2009 at 3:18 pm
My Daughter Treasure enjoyed herself, as she does at all JDRF events. She is a people watcher, and liked seeing all the different costumes, and really loved seeing other kids getting their blood sugar tested. “Daddy, he’s a diabetic like me!” she said smiling. We love all that you do.
9 Christina Reilly // Nov 2, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Halloween pics should be posted some time the first week of November.
10 Michelle Morrison // Nov 3, 2009 at 11:28 am
Thanks Christina.. wow I thought I was losing my marbles! I kept checking every day after the 30th like that paper told us and couldn’t find anything. I can’t wait to see how they turned out!
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