A Texas A&M sophomore's Y'alloween gives kids free costumes
BJ Rottinghaus started the costume giveaway in high school. It now reaches children in shelters in Bryan-College Station, Houston, and Austin.
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BJ Rottinghaus, a sophomore at Texas A&M, runs Y'alloween, a nonprofit he started in high school to give free Halloween costumes to children in shelters. The giveaway now covers Bryan-College Station, Houston, and Austin.
The costumes do not come with a bill. The project is how he kept a high school idea going after he got to college, in more than one city.
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BJ Rottinghaus is a sophomore at Texas A&M. In high school he started Y'alloween, a project that gives free Halloween costumes to children who are staying in shelters. The giveaway began in one place and now reaches Bryan-College Station, Houston, and Austin. The costumes are free. The idea is that a child who does not have a costume at home can still dress up.
- What does Y'alloween give away, and who is it for?
- Why would a free costume matter to a kid at Halloween?
- How did a high school project grow to three cities?
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