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A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

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Living in one of the poorest counties in the state of Florida, USA, you see a lot of kids go without. Halloween costumes are something kids definitely shouldn’t miss out on.

Last year, I decided I wanted to change that. Today, I handed out over 100 kids’ costumes.

This pic is the embodiment of everything I set out to do. It was awesome to see the little faces light up knowing that they were going to have a Halloween

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

That look is priceless

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

This kid was probably my favorite meet and greet. He was so happy to meet the Spidey

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

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It made everything totally worth it

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

One of my best friends Corey came as Deadpool to lend a hand

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

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A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

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The turnout was way bigger than I expected. I wish I could have done more but I paid for almost half of what I had out of my own pocket and the rest came from donations

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

Unfortunately, I had to turn some kids away as we ran out of costumes within an hour

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

It felt amazing to give back to the community

A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

Hopefully, next year we can do much more

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A Lot Of Kids In My Poor Neighborhood Miss Out On Halloween Costumes. I Decided To Change That. I Handed Out Over 100 Today

If anyone would like to donate costumes, you can send them to 1000 Saint Johns Avenue Palatka FL 32177 or you can email me at jonathang541@gmail.com.

Thank you so much, any help will go a long way!

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Yvonne Bernal 6 years ago

Jonathan Garcia you made this world a better, brighter, nicer place to be for a lot of children. May you be blessed in abundance, and may your compassion be contagious. It is wonderful to see someone give from the heart.

26points

C.Marrero 6 years ago

Let's hope that next year they get more coustumes for the kids since they ran out in ahour.

7points

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Debra Malick 6 years ago

right now with halloween just recently passed you can get costumes super cheap if you care to donate. i was able to send 11 kids' costumes from party city's website for under $70.

14points

SilverAndBlue 6 years ago

Good on you for donating and I know the recipients of those costumes will love them

1point

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Not_Alec 6 years ago

Wow.... That is amazing. We really need more people like you on this world.

7points

Night Owl 6 years ago (edited)

Thank you! You're real superheroes (especially spidey - since he's the initiator and main character here).

7points

Douglas Campbell 6 years ago

Looks like you created a fun day for everyone. Kudos for you generosity and kindness.

5points

Kelly 6 years ago

And if you were looking for attention, you did a good job because giving the example is the best way to show how to help people.

4points

Monika Rhodes 6 years ago

But but- anyone can do this- money or not- we can always help someone somehow- word, costume, food. F government- people need to help people. That's the only thing that counts. And be nice :)

3points

Esté 6 years ago

You absolute hero!!!!

2points

ChickyChicky 6 years ago

I wonder if there's a way to get the piles and piles of costumes i see in the thrift stores to this guy, or other kids who can use them.

2points

Emily Softley 6 years ago

What an amazing difference to make to all of those children, and their parents. It's truly inspiring.

2points

James White 6 years ago

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2points

James White 6 years ago

John, that's awesome! And if you don't mind me asking, where'd you get your awesome Spidey costume?

1point

LUISANGEL ANAYA 6 years ago

you guys keep doing what you do! You guys are so amazing and nice

1point

lunanoir69 6 years ago

Bless you, bless you, bless you, Mr Garcia!!!!

1point

tuzdayschild 6 years ago

BRAVO!!!

1point

Grumble O'Pug 6 years ago

YAY!!!

1point

HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago

Everyone involved in this, you are lovely people.

0points

Reginald Joseph 6 years ago

You rock dude. I'm sure lots of people would want to donate costumes to you.

0points

Lara Smith 6 years ago

What a great idea!

0points

MonkeyAburrida 6 years ago

Badcock & more

0points

Bobert Robertson 6 years ago

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Miguel Angel 6 years ago

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WhiteNightMoon 6 years ago

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Jonathan Garcia (Post author) 6 years ago

This was shared to promote the event for next year. Attention to the cause, but thank you for your negative condescending comment. Please feel free to donate as you seem to have plenty of time on your hands.

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Yvonne Bernal 6 years ago

Jonathan Garcia you made this world a better, brighter, nicer place to be for a lot of children. May you be blessed in abundance, and may your compassion be contagious. It is wonderful to see someone give from the heart.

26points

C.Marrero 6 years ago

Let's hope that next year they get more coustumes for the kids since they ran out in ahour.

7points

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Debra Malick 6 years ago

right now with halloween just recently passed you can get costumes super cheap if you care to donate. i was able to send 11 kids' costumes from party city's website for under $70.

14points

SilverAndBlue 6 years ago

Good on you for donating and I know the recipients of those costumes will love them

1point

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Not_Alec 6 years ago

Wow.... That is amazing. We really need more people like you on this world.

7points

Night Owl 6 years ago (edited)

Thank you! You're real superheroes (especially spidey - since he's the initiator and main character here).

7points

Douglas Campbell 6 years ago

Looks like you created a fun day for everyone. Kudos for you generosity and kindness.

5points

Kelly 6 years ago

And if you were looking for attention, you did a good job because giving the example is the best way to show how to help people.

4points

Monika Rhodes 6 years ago

But but- anyone can do this- money or not- we can always help someone somehow- word, costume, food. F government- people need to help people. That's the only thing that counts. And be nice :)

3points

Esté 6 years ago

You absolute hero!!!!

2points

ChickyChicky 6 years ago

I wonder if there's a way to get the piles and piles of costumes i see in the thrift stores to this guy, or other kids who can use them.

2points

Emily Softley 6 years ago

What an amazing difference to make to all of those children, and their parents. It's truly inspiring.

2points

James White 6 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

2points

James White 6 years ago

John, that's awesome! And if you don't mind me asking, where'd you get your awesome Spidey costume?

1point

LUISANGEL ANAYA 6 years ago

you guys keep doing what you do! You guys are so amazing and nice

1point

lunanoir69 6 years ago

Bless you, bless you, bless you, Mr Garcia!!!!

1point

tuzdayschild 6 years ago

BRAVO!!!

1point

Grumble O'Pug 6 years ago

YAY!!!

1point

HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago

Everyone involved in this, you are lovely people.

0points

Reginald Joseph 6 years ago

You rock dude. I'm sure lots of people would want to donate costumes to you.

0points

Lara Smith 6 years ago

What a great idea!

0points

MonkeyAburrida 6 years ago

Badcock & more

0points

Bobert Robertson 6 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Miguel Angel 6 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

WhiteNightMoon 6 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Jonathan Garcia (Post author) 6 years ago

This was shared to promote the event for next year. Attention to the cause, but thank you for your negative condescending comment. Please feel free to donate as you seem to have plenty of time on your hands.

18points

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