HELPFUL HONDA GUYS IN BLUE SURPRISE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WITH COMPLIMENTARY PUMPKINS THROUGHOUT SOCAL THIS OCTOBER

Spread Halloween Cheer to Children in Local Hospitals with Special Events and Bedside Packages

WHAT:         Get Pumped..kins! Helpful Hondaween is back and it’s time for fun costumes, kid’s activities, and FREE pumpkins for SoCal families! According to National Retail Federation, an estimated 157 million Americans will celebrate Halloween this year, and the average person is expected to spend $74.34 on festivities.                     

To help carve out the good times, the Helpful Guys in Blue will stopping by 25 pumpkin patches throughout October to surprise families with THOUSANDS of FREE pumpkins. Look out for the Guys In Blue in their iconic blue polo shirts in cities throughout SoCal — from LA County and Orange County, to Riverside and San Bernardino County, and over to Ventura!                       

SoCal Honda is also bringing Hondaween cheer to local Children’s Hospitals! The Guys in Blue will surprise kids in their playrooms or bedside with fun activities like pumpkin decorating, Halloween arts and crafts and will even provide complimentary costumes, Halloween decorations, and Helpful Hondaween glow in the dark pails for trick-or-treating! Helpful Hondaween celebrations will take place at local children’s hospitals including Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Huntington Hospital (in Pasadena), Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Ventura County Medical Center, and more.

Learn more about SoCal Honda’s Random Acts of Helpfulness and for helpful clues around exact dates, times and complimentary pumpkin locations will be shared on their social media pages at www.facebook.com/SoCalHondaDealers and on Twitter at @HelpfulHonda.

To request a Random Act of Helpfulness visit from the Guys in Blue, please visit http://www.socalhondadealers.com/help-me-honda

WHY:               Why? It’s our job to be helpful. Buying pumpkins for residents across SoCal, giving back to children at local hospitals, and surprising firemen with breakfast and lunch to say thank you throughout September are just some ways the Helpful Honda Guys are spreading random acts of helpfulness. This summer, SoCal Honda sent out a Free Ice Cream Truck to delight kids of all ages with free ice cream, and dispatched its Big, Blue Tanker Truck to surprise loyal Honda drivers with complimentary gas during busy summer travel. Other Random Acts of Helpfulness include helping residents load groceries; picking up litter at parks, beaches and shopping plazas; giving thrill-seekers complimentary parking at Magic Mountain, and even surprising Dodgers fans with upgraded seats and tickets to upcoming games! It’s their job to be helpful –no strings attached.

WHERE:           COMPLIMENTARY PUMPKIN EVENTS AT SURPRISE LOCATIONS

Saturday, October 10^th // pop-up locations in Whittier, Torrance, Ontario

Friday, October 16^th // pop-up locations in South Pasadena

Saturday, October 17^th // pop-up locations in Culver City, Corona, Santa Ana, Eastvale, Simi Valley, Lancaster, Downey

Sunday, October 18^th // pop-up locations in Santa Monica, Victorville, Thousand Oaks, Westminster

Saturday, October 24^th // pop-up locations in Hollywood, Rancho Cucamonga, Bellflower, San Juan Capistrano, Murrieta, Toluca Lake

Sunday, October 25^th // pop-up locations in Ventura, Irvine, San Bernardino

HELPFUL HONDAWEEN CELEBRATIONS:

• October 7^th, 6pm-8pm: Children’s Hospital Orange County (CHOC) – 1201 W La Veta Ave., Orange, CA 92868
  • Family Fun Night filled with movies, fun, games, arts & crafts! The LA KISS arena football team will be lending a helping hand to celebrate.

• October 28^th, 2-4pm, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA – 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
  • Celebrating with games, toys, Halloween arts & crafts and more!

• October 28^th, 1-3pm, Ventura County Medical Center – 3291 Loma Vista Rd., Ventura, CA 93003
  • Celebrating with games, toys, Halloween arts & crafts and more!

• October 29^th, 10am-12pm: Long Beach Miller Children’s Hospital – 2801 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
  • Pumpkin decorating, arts & crafts, fun costumes and more!

• October 29^th, 2pm-4pm: Huntington Children’s Hospital (Pasadena) – 100 W California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
  • Costumes, pumpkin carving and glow-in-the-dark pails for reverse trick or treating!

• October 30^th, 10am-12pm: Riverside County Regional Medical Center – 26520 Cactus Ave., Moreno Valley, CA 92555
  • Celebrating with games, toys, Halloween arts & crafts and more!

• October 30, 1:30-3:30pm: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
  • Celebrating with games, toys, Halloween arts & crafts and more!