Halloween Committee Thank You

To the Editor,

The Halloween Party at the Memorial School was a very busy location with families with children of all ages dropping in to start their Halloween evening.  The weather, although breezy, made for a great night to trick-or-treat around town.  Pizza, drinks, goodie bags, glow-in-the-dark necklaces and glowing wands were available for all.  The evening would not be possible without many people who worked together to plan and run the event.  A huge THANK YOU from the Halloween Committee to the following:

The MERSD for the use of the Memorial School;

Volunteers, Lillian Muise, Muffin Driscoll, Kathy Dainton, “Doc” Dainton, Diane Coons, Charlotte Towle, Karlee and Ted Blaisdell;

Crews at the Manchester Fire Department for assembling the goodie bags and delivering them to the school;

Park and Rec Committee members Olga Hayes, Paul Steriti, daughter Hazelle and friend Liam for handing out the necklaces and helping with all facets of the event; and

Chief Fitzgerald, Lt. McCoy and Chief McNeilly for dropping in and assisting at the party.

Special Thanks to the Brown family for the donation of all the penny candy that went into the goodie bags and Cheryl Marshall, Park and Recreation Director, for co-sponsoring the event and for her work in planning, promoting and running the event.

An event like this makes all believe in the power of many people coming together for others in the community.  Thanks to all involved.

The party depends on donations to keep it happening.  If you usually send in a check or make a donation at the party, we can use your financial support.  If your family enjoyed the party, please consider sending in a donation.  You can drop off the donation at the Park and Rec Office in Town Hall or send a check to Manchester Halloween Committee, P.O Box 1422, Manchester, MA 01944 to keep the tradition alive. 

We did have something occur at this year’s celebration that has never occurred before - someone took one of the donation pumpkins with donations in it.  The organizers believe this pumpkin was taken in error during the chaos of the party.  If anyone has any information about the pumpkin and donations, please contact Tom Kehoe 978 290-0772.