Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 2:00 PM
Parade begins and ends at Patrick Henry Elementary School, at the corner of South Garfield and South 7th Street.
Come out on Saturday, October 30, 2010, and join the fun for the annual Arlington Heights Halloween Parade and Food Drive. We will meet at the Patrick Henry Elementary School softball field at 2:00 PM. The parade will wind through the Arlington Heights neighborhood and will end at the elementary school playground area. Please join us afterwards for light refreshments. If you cannot make the 2:00 PM parade, please join us at the elementary school.
In keeping with our Arlington Heights Halloween Parade tradition, we are asking participants to bring canned food to benefit Arlington residents in need. Parade participants may drop off their non-perishable food donations at the beginning of the parade route, and parade watchers may donate non-perishable food in the collection wagon that will be at the end of the parade. Your food donations will be distributed to Arlington individuals and families in need through the Arlington Food Assistance Center** (AFAC). Last year parade participants and watchers came with grocery bags full of food and our donations were greatly appreciated by AFAC.
[AFAC is an incorporated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing supplemental groceries to Arlington residents who cannot afford to purchase sufficient food to meet their basic needs. AFAC currently distributes approximately 1700 bags of groceries each week to over 1200 families. Nearly half of those served are children.]
Details on the event, including the parade route, are in our October 2010 Over the Fence newsletter, hand-delivered to your home. Volunteers are needed for the Halloween Event. Please contact Sara Snow at AHCA.Sara@gmail.com if you are willing to set up, or take down a table, or organize an activity or game.