Hillsides Visit 2019

Today, R2 returned to Hillsides Children's Group Home, where he participated with dozens of members of various Star Wars clubs, to bring happiness to kids who have had a tough childhood. Per policy with these things, no pictures with kids were allowed.

As he's done each year, R2 hid under an outdoor stairway, as the characters changed into costume and prepared for their grand entrance.



Quite a large group assembled behind the building where the characters had changed, in order to make their surprise appearance.



Around 1:00pm, the music started, and the characters filed in the room where the kids had just finished watching a Lego Star Wars video.



The kids got to meet the characters, and most of the characters signed their autograph books. The kids also got trading cards.

After we were done in the room, many of us stuck around to take advantage of the air conditioning, while the kids went outside to see a choreographed presentation by the Saber Guild.




Look sir, droids! Sean had a small prop like the one seen when the stormtroopers are searching for the droids in the desert.



And finally, we wrapped with group photo.



It's a great event for a great cause, and I hope R2 and I are part of it again next year.