On Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., House will host its second annual Trick-or-Treat for Riley in the freshman cafeteria, according to House sponsor Sarah Wolff.  She said while the event was successful last year, some changes will be made to promote more community involvement.

According to Wolff, one of these changes will be more House groups.

“(Having more groups) is great because every year we have a bigger interest in the House representatives,” Wolff said.

At the beginning of the year, House was split into several groups. Then, in preparation for the event, each group chooses a theme to portray during the actual event. Last year, one of the House groups chose a “nerd” theme for the Trick-or-Treat for Riley, Wolff said. The members in the group not only dressed up as “nerds” but they also passed out Nerds candy.

“Our groups are themed to the point that many of them have activities to do,” Wolff said. “So when (the kids) come up to the Candyland station, they got to play a game, and I think that’s a unique experience.”
House will also increase the number of interactive activites this year, Wolff said.

“We felt that the stations that did activities with the kids were a little bit more successful than the ones that simply dressed up and passed out something,” Wolff said, “so we feel like we would like to have more stations that do some kind of interactive activity.”

Erika “Ricki” Daly and Zachary “Zach” Post, event organizers and seniors, said they agree.

“I think (our success this year) will mostly depend on how well we publicize it; the more people who come, the more successful it’ll be,” Daly said. “And I think the more excited we act about it will attract more people so more people will want to donate.”

Post said, ultimately, the goal is to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital. House plans several events every school year to benefit this cause.

“We ask for donations from people as they come in, but monetary value of the donations is up to the people who come,” Post said.

Wolff said, “We feel like this is an event that ties directly with (the kids), because our audience is all children for this event, and that’s what we’re raising money for. It’s neat because sometimes we even have kids who are Riley kids or have attended in the past.”