Watch GoPro footage of superheroes rappelling down the side of Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital during the annual Halloween bash.
Thor walks across the roof of Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital before scaling down the building during the Halloween bash. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Spider-Man visits with a young Spider-Man after he scaled down the hospital's side. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Alisha Rose, dressed as the Mad Hatter, visits with Fix, a Spectrum Health security dog. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Virginia Loredo shares an intimate moment with her daughter Dulce, 16, who is battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
The caped crusaders, Spider-Man, Thor and Superman glide down the side of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. They stop and wave to children as they belay down. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Kelly Simpson and her daughter Nicolette, 12, watch the superheroes as they come down the side of the building. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Spectrum Health employees with the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital's Injury Prevention program pose for photos in their costumes from the Disney Pixar movie Inside Out. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Bryson Parsley, 4, fishes for a prize during the Halloween party. Parsley will be having heart surgery tomorrow. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Superheroes pose for a photo as their capes blow in the wind. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
"I just love seeing the kids' reactions as they walk by the stage when they first come into the party," said Bud Chrysler, drummer for The Moonrays. "It's beyond rewarding to witness and be a part of it each year." (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Madison Dennett, 10, wears a princess crown at the Halloween party. She is being treated after having spinal fusion surgery. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Batman looks over the city of Grand Rapids from the roof of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
The VanHetHekke-Smith family dressed as 'Where's Waldo' look up to watch the superheroes scale down the building. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Children could pick out a costume of their choice for Halloween. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Employees dressed up as superheroes pose for a group photo with the other superheroes who scaled the building Monday afternoon. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Anna Carlon, 8, gets her face painted during the Halloween party. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
The Moonrays perform their fifth year playing live music for the Halloween bash. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Spider-Man waves as he scales down the building. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Spectrum Health staff dressed up in costume for the Halloween party. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Kaitlyn Perez, 6, poses for a photo with Jennifer Hoekstra, program coordinator of Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital's Injury Prevention program. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Although three caped crusaders scaled down Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital on Monday afternoon, the lobby of the hospital filled with heroic boys and girls, not all of whom wore capes to signify their bravery and heroism.
Patients at the children’s hospital gathered for the annual Halloween party where they picked a costume if they didn’t already have one, got their face painted, played games, made crafts, won prizes and watched Spider-Man, Thor and Superman scale down the side of the shining blue building.
The Moonrays spent their fifth year playing live music for the Halloween bash.
“I just love seeing the kids’ reactions as they walk by the stage when they first come into the party,” said Bud Chrysler, drummer for The Moonrays. “At first you can tell they look a little shy but then, when they pass us, they start to let loose and just have an awesome time. It’s beyond rewarding to witness and be a part of it each year.”
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