Doylestown Township Yard Plastered With Toilet Paper On Mischief Night

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The toilet paper started flying around 6 p.m. on Mischief Night and continued for hours

When it was done, white tissue paper was hanging from the trees, the house, the electric wires and the rain gutters. It also covered the fence and the bushes.

The targeted toilet-papering was organized, believe it or not, by homeowners Keith and Kristina Fenimore who watched as their property on Oak Drive was completely trashed by streamers of white paper.

“The whole idea is being bad for a good cause,” said Keith who, for the second year, donated his property for the evening to raise funds for his nonprofit Main St. organization which supports Bucks County breast cancer patients.

For every roll of toilet paper thrown, the Fenimore’s asked that $5 be donated to to Main St., which supports cancer patients through the Kin Wellness Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham, Grand View Health, and Doylestown Health.

A pause in the action. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

This year as the toilet paper flew through the air, participants faced the added challenge of dodging raindrops, which made for a wet and wild evening.

“I guess I should have posted, ‘Bring Your Own Umbrella,’” Keith laughed, while shrugging off the wet weather,

Keith came up with the idea last Halloween as a fun way to involve the community in a good cause.

“Today we helped breast cancer patients. Sometimes you do wine pairings and other sophisticated events and other times you do stuff like this,” he said. “The promise I made to the nonprofit was to be experience-based, to be visceral and to be immersive. This is all of those things. This is living up to the mission, plus I like going against the grain. We’re still raising awareness, we’re still raising money and we’re helping local breast cancer patients. We’re just doing it in a very different way.”

Let the throwing begin. (Photo by Keith Fenimore)

Young and old joined in the night of mischief as parents gave short lessons to their kids in the lost art of toilet papering. Even one of Doylestown Township’s men in blue took a moment to demonstrate the proper throwing technique to some of the younger kids.

“This is awesome and for a good cause,” said Doylestown Township Officer Jared Courts who pulled toilet paper duty. “It gets the kids out and the community involved. You can’t ask for anything else. We love participating in community events. It’s a great opportunity to come out and meet everyone. The police don’t get many opportunities like this.”

Shhh! Don't tell the chief! Doylestown Township Officer Jared Courts is seen doing some of his own toilet-papering. Rumor has it he was also showing the kids how to properly throw a roll into the trees. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

All smiles with toilet paper in hand. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

Even the Spuddy Buddy Fry Factory crew got into the act. (Photo by Keith Fenimore)

“This is the lighter side of what we do,” said Keith. “And that’s the community and engagement piece. And if the cost happens to be TPing my house, so be it. I was trying to think of a way to get the kids and the community involved in a way they have probably never engaged with a nonprofit
before.”

As toilet paper continued to rain down on the property, many began wondering, “Who has the job of cleaning it all up?“

This year’s big idea, said Kristina, is to use a power washer to knock the paper out of the trees.

“Sometimes I wonder, ‘What the heck are we doing,’ but it’s so much fun,” said Christina. “And with one day of clean up, it’s not so bad. It’s worth it.”

It was hard not getting toilet-papered on Mischief Night in the Fenimore's front yard. Even the skeleton got wrapped up in the moment.

A band from the Doylestown School of Rock performs.

The morning after! So, who's going to clean up this mess? (Photo by Keith Fenimore)