One Halloween night when I was seven years old, l was out trick or treating with my friends having a great time as most kids do. The thought occurred to me that there were so many children who couldn’t go out and do just what I was doing. I started to think about the children who were in the hospital on that very night. It made me feel terrible; I just had to do something. I arrived home and handed over my treats and asked to donate them to the sick and poor.

That was the beginning.

I then spent the following year selling all of my toys so I could raise money so no child would do without the following Halloween. I began to ask to talk to managers of area stores and ask them if they would help me. The next thing I knew, I had help coming in from all over.

With help from my family, friends and people in my community I now deliver to over 800 children. I fill bags up with reading, coloring, and activity books, crayons, masks and small toys, all to help occupy the children while they’re unable to go out and enjoy Halloween. I hand deliver each bag and it makes me very thankful for the chance to make a down and out child, smile.

"My hope is for Healing Hearts on Halloween to reach every state, every hospital, and every child on every Halloween"

Sal has been delivering goody bags since 2002.

He is a typical boy who loves to play sports(baseball and football). He enjoys playing X-Box with his friends and most likely will be out riding his skateboard. He also volunteers for Toys For Tots.

He has made several TV appearances, WPVI, CN8, NBC and last year he was on the Tony Danza Show.

Aside from the typical tough kid, he’s a gentle soul with a heart of gold.

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Please send all correspondence to our email address at: Healinghoh@comcast.net

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If you would like to make a donation by check or money order, please Make payable to:

Healing Hearts on Halloween
P.O. Box 384
Mullica Hill, NJ. 08062

Donations will be also accepted at any Commerce Bank.