1. IHOP Presents:
Halloween Around the
World!
Event Proposal by
Heather Holley, Alec Trachtenberg, Hana Kawabata & Samantha Cardenas
2. Overview
Halloween event at LMU’s international house - International House of People
(IHOP).
Event will introduce various Halloween traditions from around the world to the
LMU community.
Will include a pumpkin carving contest (USA), an apple bobbing race (Ireland)
and a Dia De Los Muertos sugar skull decorating station (Mexico).
Student residents of IHOP will serve as hosts of the even
Their jobs will entail event set-up and clean up, facilitation of activities, and
judging the pumpkin carving contest.
Office for International Students Scholars (OISS) will provide decorations for the
house, all equipment and supplies for activities, prizes for contest winners, as
well as food and drinks for attendees.
4. Theme: Halloween
Concept: Halloween Around the World!
An interactive experience thats brings various Halloween traditions
to the LMU community.
Purpose:
Introduce LMU’s international students to IHOP and its residents
Bring together LMU’s international students and the general LMU
community
Explore other cultural Halloween activities from around the
world.
What
5. WHO
Sponsors: OISS
Hosts: Residents of IHOP
Target Audience: International community, students and
friends. Open to anyone!
Point person: Camile Jimenez, OISS coordinator,
camile.jimenez@lmu.edu
6. Where
The International House of People, an LMU owned house
located on the left directly outside the back gates.
8000 Loyola Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.
7.
8. When&Why
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 6:00pm-8:30pm.
Not on actual Halloween day/night in order to
attract more students and guests
To educate both international students and other LMU
students on how other cultures celebrate Halloween.
10. Overall
Oct 21, 12pm: OISS to order Sugar Skull decorating supplies from
mexicansugarskulls.com
Oct 23, 3pm: OISS to put in work order for event tables and chairs
Oct 26, 5pm: OISS to drop off equipment and decorations (tables, table
covers, chairs, tubs, decorations, carving supplies, etc.) to IHOP
Oct 26, 12pm: OISS worker to make posters with fun facts and history of
the tradition
Oct 27, all day: IHOP to thoroughly clean house
Oct 27, afternoon: OISS to go to Smart & Final and pick up pumpkins,
apples, snacks (candy & apple cider) and drop off all remaining
supplies to IHOP
Timeline
11. On day of
2pm-4pm: IHOP residents to touch-up, reorganize furniture to make room for
activities, set up flood lights in front/back yard, and put up halloween
decorations outside/inside the house
4pm: IHOP residents to start setting up for activities - make sugar skull molds
and colored icing, filling up tubs with water in back yard, setting up pumping
carving tables and sugar skull tables
5pm: IHOP set out food and drink in kitchen, put apples in tubs, spread out
pumpkins creatively and set up sugar skull decorating supplies at station
530pm: OISS staff and employees to arrive at IHOP, make a sign-up sheet for
attendees to sign
6pm: OISS and IHOP team ready to greet people and encourage participation in
activities
7pm: Apple bobbing race
8pm: Pumpkin carving contest winner announcement
830-930pm: IHOP residents to clean up and clear out house
12. OISS will provide equipment and cover all costs of supplies.
Expenses
Halloween decorations
Sugar skull decorating supplies
Pumpkins
Apples
Candy
budget
Food & drinks
Ice
Cups & plates
Carving tools
Plastic table covers
