For the 11th consecutive year, Spirit Halloween has teamed up with Hackensack Meridian Health to support the Child Life program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center through its “Spirit of Children” philanthropic initiative.
During the Halloween shopping season, select Spirit Halloween locations across Central and Coastal New Jersey are collecting cash donations and offering “10-for-10” coupons. The program provides shoppers with a 10 percent discount on their entire purchase while prompting Spirit Halloween to make a matching donation to the children’s hospital.
The 2026 campaign benefits are tied to nine regional store locations:
- Point Pleasant: 3258 Bridge Avenue (former Rite Aid)
- Old Bridge: 1043 US-9 (former Staples)
- Howell: 4771 US-9 (former Party City)
- Toms River: 213 NJ-37
- Middletown Township: 1361 NJ-35
- Lacey Township: 101 South Main Street
- Shrewsbury: 260 Shrewsbury Plaza
- Ocean Township: 2201 Sunset Avenue
- Stafford Township: 601 Washington Avenue
Over the course of the partnership, the initiative has contributed more than $900,000 to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, alongside donations of costumes and party supplies to brighten the hospital stay for pediatric patients.
“We are so grateful that Spirit Halloween has chosen to benefit the Child Life program at the Children’s Hospital for more than a decade,” said Ellen Hahn, director of fundraising for K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital. “’Spirit of Children’ helps us to provide incredible services for our patients, and we’re thrilled to be a part of this wonderful program for another year.”
