Member News – October 23, 2019
- The Children’s Museum, The Exchange, the Bloomsburg Area YMCA, AGAPE and Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble will team up to hold Boo!burg, a free Halloween event, at the Children’ Museum, this Friday, Oct. 25, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Enjoy Trunk-or-Treat, children’s crafts and games, marshmallow roasting, a costume contest, watch a great pumpkin drop and more.
- There will be a fun, Halloween-themed, family-friendly fundraising event this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Hawkins Chevrolet, located at 1856 Montour Blvd. (Rt. 11), Danville, to benefit the Montour Area Recreation Commission, which manages the Montour Preserve.
This event is being hosted by the Danville Business Alliance and several other Danville-based organizations. It will feature an obstacle course, pumpkin toss, trunk or treat and much more. All proceeds raised from the event will benefit MARC, which currently does not have enough funding to sustain operations beyond next fall. For additional information, visit the Facebook event page, and view the below video.
- Hand in Hand Family Resource Center will present a special Halloween edition of C.A.M.P.S. (Construction, Art, Music, Play, Sensory), called Tricks & Treats this Sunday, Oct. 27, from 2-5 p.m. at Arnold’s Golf Course in Mifflinville.
The event will begin with a Halloween golf cart parade (with golf card decorated by local families), and then will move onto the C.A.M.P.S. program, which will include: building haunted houses from recycled materials, skeleton handprints, apple, pumpkin and potato stamping, blowing ghost paintings, making musical instruments, eyeball putting, pumpkin bowling, and more. This free event (which includes a suggested but not mandatory donation to benefit Hand in Hand), is for all ages and every ability. For more information, visit the Facebook event.
- LIFE Geisinger will hold its annual Open House on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 3-6 p.m., at its location at 1100 Spruce St., Kulpmont. There will be light refreshments, door prizes and tours of the facility. LIFE Geisinger is a unique and innovative program for older adults designed to give them the support they need and continue living at home, and attendees will be able to learn more about the program, eligibility guidelines and see if it could be an option for them or a loved one. See the flyer for additional details and to RSVP.