Organizations & Civic Groups

Before Halloween

Decide on your group's level of participation. Will you be a stop for donations and trick-or-treaters? Will your members lend a hand through the neighborhoods helping to keep young trick-or-treaters safe from traffic hazards? Will you hand out maps to participating homes so that trick-or-treaters can make their donations? Will you collect donated goods for transport to the local food pantry after Halloween? There are many things to do in support of the fight against hunger, and in promoting the celebration of Halloween.
You can customize your participation to suit your own organization's mission. For example, the Stanley Whitman House in Farmington, Connecticut, a historical museum and charter member of Halloween Against Hunger, will open its historic home (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and host trick-or-treaters with "ghosts" dressed in period costumes of early America.
Spread the word about your event. Post signs outside your buildings beginning in early October, distribute flyers explaining the event, coordinate with other organizers and host locations, and/or contact local media outlets to enlist their support. [ Publicize Your Event ]

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