“May The Doors Be With You” — The star-studded ‘gala of a different sort’ benefits the Community PedsCare program
On Saturday, Oct. 20, just in time for Halloween, Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Halloween Doors & More transformed the Jacksonville Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall into a galaxy far, far away. As an homage to the cinematic classic “Star Wars,” this year’s theme was “May The Doors Be With You.” It was a star-studded event with appearances from Harry Potter, Dorrie, Nemo, Shrek and Darth Vader himself!
What happens when good old-fashioned wizardry meets the future? Harry Potter and R2D2 will let us know! (Photo credit: David Luck, Community Hospice & Palliative Care)
Northeast Florida’s premier Halloween event, Halloween Doors & More, is truly a gala of a different sort where guests saw huge smiles on the faces of children and adults alike. Made possible by the 2018 presenting sponsor, THE PLAYERS Championship, at this year’s star-studded event, kids and parents enjoyed a day of magic, fantasy and so much more.
Even Dorrie couldn’t forget about Halloween Doors & More – she brought Nemo along, too!(Photo credit: David Luck, Community Hospice & Palliative Care)
Each year, Bolles students turn out in droves to support the event as costumed character volunteers. Carrying on a longstanding tradition of service, Bolles students represented more than one-third of the 100 character positions at the event.
Shrek isn’t so scary – here, he gives us a big smile with his love, Fiona. (Photo credit: David Luck, Community Hospice & Palliative Care)
Proceeds from Halloween Doors & More benefited Community PedsCare, a program of Community Hospice supporting children living with serious illnesses and their families. About 94 percent of the costs incurred by Community PedsCare are not reimbursed by insurance.
For more information about Community PedsCare, visit https://www.communityhospice.com/services/community-pedscare/.
Superheroes come in many forms: a young surgeon looks over at a partner in crime, Jack-Jack from The Incredibles. (Photo credit: David Luck, Community Hospice & Palliative Care)
