A Tucson mom's simple act of kindness turned into a community-wide Halloween costume drive that helped more than 100 kids dress-up for the holiday.
Abby Splittstoesser, founder of Para Todos, started with about 40 costumes to give away for free.
After KGUN 9 shared her story, Splittstoesser wasn't prepared for what would happen next.
Within hours of the story airing, she received about 60 messages from people asking not only for costumes, but where they could drop off their old ones.
She says she was able to give more because the community stepped up and donated costumes to help spread the Halloween magic.
The demand was so high that she set up at Rudy Garcia Park, once known as Rodeo Park, from Wednesday through Friday to distribute costumes.
"We had at least 10 donations, or 10 peo

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