Behind the costume for a good cause

by MIKE CHAIKEN

Princesses, villains, pirates and superheroes put on their Sunday’s finest for the Divas and Pirates Party on a recent Sunday in Plantsville, Conn.

The fundraiser for the Oncology Department of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford and Southington, Conn.’s Social Services Department was organized by Puttin on the Ritz and the Junior Miss Southington Organization.

Children of all ages dressed in their favorite gowns and superhero gear to meet a variety of fairy tale, movie, and comic book characters.

This is what happened.

PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN