Valley Charites hosts its third annual, ‘Wonkatober’ event for Mat-Su Valley Kids
Contributed by Kiki
For the past few years, Valley Charities has hosted their ‘Wonkatober’ event through its turn-A-leaf Thrift Store. Each year, more and more kids are making this Halloween stop on October 31st and this years prizes are the best yet!
‘Wonkatober’ was created to highlight Roald Dahl’s book, ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factories young life lessons that are presented in a fun and imaginative story. It shows that people can accomplish their goals when they put their mind and energy into it, like Charlie, who never gave up on his quest to obtain a golden ticket.
With the new Wonka movie premiering at the Valley Cinema’s this Christmas, this will make this years event a special one. And seeing Hugh Grant play an Oompa Loompa is something to look forward to. The movie is not a spinoff of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, instead, it is a prequel of a younger Willy Wonka on his way to becoming the best chocolatier and confectioner the world has known.
Make-A-Scene Magazine will have a ‘Wonkatober’ coloring page in their October 15th issue, 95.5 will hold it’s Wonkatober Trivia contest, Coming Attractions Theaters, and the Extreme Fun Center have all provided prizes as well.
Kids, up to the age of 11, who come into the store wearing a Halloween costume will pull from a Wonka hat one Wonka Bar and get a free Fizzing Lifting Drink (Sprite). The bars are opened to see what golden ticket prize may be inside the wrapper or pull one that offers 10% off one toy of their choosing. Because of limited quantities, kids must be present to pull a Wonka Bar from the Wonka hat.
The Prizes!
TURN-A-LEAF THRIIFT STORE
Giving out 100 Wonka Chocolate Bars with Golden Tickets
Giving our 100 Fizzy Lifting Drinks
$25.00 Visa Gift Card for best costume winner. Golden Ticket Prizes: Willy Wonka Collectors Coin Set, Original Movie Poster, New Wonka Movie Poster, Book (giving out 2), inflatable M&M character, make your own gummy candy lab kits (giving away three), Wonka World Game, and Wonka Playing Cards. PLEASE VISIT THE TURN-A-LEAF THRIFT STORE FACEBOOK PAGES FOR IMAGES.
COMING ATTRACTIONS THEATRES
Providing 3 pairs of ‘regular’ Movie passes for Valley Cinemas (*not eligible for starred attraction movies*)
95.5 THE PASS RADIO
Tune into 95.5 The Pass Radio station and listen for the Willy Wonka trivia question each day through the month of October. Daily winner's names will be put in the hat through October 31st. November 1st one name from all the winners who participated will be picked. Winner receives $25.00 Locals Pub & Pizzeria certificate, and a $25.00 Visa Gift Card from turn-A-leaf Thrift Store.
EXTREME FUN CENTER
Providing 2, 30 minute play time minutes to play at the Extreme Fun Center
MAKE A SCENE MAGAZINE
Kids color the Wonkatober coloring page inside the Make-A-Scene Magazine’s October 15th issue. Mail colored page to Make-A-Scene Magazine, 851 E Westpoint Drive, Ste B-12, Wasilla, AK 99654. Winner gets a $25.00 gift certificate to Just Imagine Toys from turn-A-leaf Thrift Store.
We look forward to seeing all the great costumes this year on the kids who come into the turn-A-leaf Thrift Store to pull out a Wonka Bar and receive a Fizzy Lifting drink (while supplies last).
Starts at 11am and ends at 6pm
400 N Yenlo Street | Wasilla, AK 99654