In 2005, the parents of Ian Robbins were told by their child’s doctors that he may not make it to Halloween. So, they hatched a plan to make it work. Years later, a charity trick-or-treat event in his honor is still going strong.
, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to charity. The Robbins estimate that they’ve raised over $500,000 dollars over the 17 years since its start.
“Certainly, this day is rooted in sorrow and it’s not an easy day,” Durcanin-Robbins said. “I am absolutely gobsmacked through the memories of this event with Ian, and through the years — it’s wind beneath our wings. So uplifting.” It’s not an easy day for Ian’s family, but they are so happy about the memories that have resonated from this event.
Although Ian is now gone, his mom leaves a picture of him in his Buzz Lightyear costume and his bucket that he trick-or-treated with outside of their house every year. “Without fail from year to year, from our porch, we can see parents stopping and explaining to their children and tell them the story of why they’re trick or treating in September,” she said. “And kids will spontaneously take a piece of their candy and put it in Ian’s bucket. They get it.”
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