Nearly 400 guests are expected to pack the Hilton Palm Springs this Sunday for the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs' Be a Hero for Kids Halloween Bash, a poolside bash of costumes, cocktails and competitive bidding that doubles as the club's biggest fundraiser of the year. The event runs from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 25, with proceeds going straight to the club's programs for local kids.
A Night Built Around Costumes and Causes
According to KESQ, the Halloween Bash will bring together the community for costumes, entertainment and fundraising, with food and drinks, live and silent auctions, and a costume contest rounding out the evening. The outlet reports the event is expected to draw nearly 400 attendees, all gathering to help the club's youth programs. As nbcpalmsprings.com has reported of the event in the past, festivities begin at 4:30 p.m., with a cocktail reception, hors d'oeuvres, and the same mix of auctions and costumes that have defined the bash for years.
The night will also recognize local community heroes, and this year that includes Ron Skyberg, a Palm Springs fire captain who will be honored at the event, per KESQ. Kevin Corcoran, president of the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs board, said the fundraiser helps provide vital resources and mentorship for local children and families in need, according to the same report.
The Club's Biggest Night of Giving
This is not a new tradition for the club — the station's report notes the Halloween Bash is the organization's largest fundraiser of the year, a distinction nbcpalmsprings.com has also attached to the event in prior coverage. The club's own recap of last year's gathering, posted on bgcps.org, describes supporters joining poolside in person at the Hilton Palm Springs, continuing a format the organization has leaned on for years.
Past editions give a sense of scale and spirit. The 2024 Halloween Bash, held on Oct. 27 of that year, drew more than 270 supporters who gathered poolside for bites from Lulu Catering and Events, cocktails, a costume contest and both live and silent auctions, according to the Desert Sun. That night's live auction items included Stagecoach and Coachella festival tickets, a New York Broadway experience, and a pickleball outing with Chief Mills, the Desert Sun reported. Further back, a 2022 listing on palmdesert.com placed the bash from 4:30 to 7 p.m. poolside at the Hilton Resort Palm Springs, 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way — the same stretch of hours organizers are sticking with for this year's event.
Decades of Service on Sunrise Way
The fundraiser's deeper purpose traces back to the club's long history in the desert. Since 1948, the organization has called its spot on Sunrise Way home, according to kesq.com's coverage of the club's 75th anniversary. Its programs focus on providing academic success, good character, citizenship and healthy lifestyles, the Desert Sun has reported — the same mission that this Sunday's auctions, costumes and cocktails are ultimately meant to fund.
