Sunset Heights resident turns Halloween decorations into fundraiser for St. Jude
Kate Block is bringing Skeletons for St. Jude to her new neighborhood, launching a Houston Heights + Friends team with a $30,000 fundraising goal. Residents can participate by displaying a sign with a QR code that directs visitors to donate to the children’s hospital.
Halloween decorations are bringing a little extra fright to Houston Heights this month, but one resident hopes they will also inspire generosity.
Kate Block is helping bring Skeletons for St. Jude, a nationwide Halloween fundraising effort, to the Greater Heights. Through her local team, Houston Heights + Friends, she hopes to raise $30,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The concept combines elaborate Halloween displays with an easy way for neighbors to give. Participating homes place a fundraiser sign in their yards featuring a QR code that visitors can scan to donate to St. Jude.
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Block and her husband moved to the Heights area in April, and she hopes to bring more neighbors into the effort this Halloween.
Block said she has noticed so many homes decorating for the holiday and wants to build on that enthusiasm to raise money for St. Jude.
How to participate
Residents can support the Houston Heights + Friends team by donating through its fundraising page or by participating in Skeletons for St. Jude themselves.
If you’d like to download her Houston Heights + Friends QR code, you can do so here.
Or, if you’d rather donate, you can do that here.
Block’s goal is to raise $30,000 through the local team.
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