‘Trunk-or-Treat’ event cruises into 3rd year at Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park
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Exhibition Park was a busy, and spooky, place on Saturday night for the third annual Trunk-or-Treat hosted by Bikers Building Bridges and Green and Yellow Group.
Cars lined the street around Exhibition Park on Saturday night. Tuning into a local radio station for some spooky tunes, everyone was waiting to take part in the third annual Trunk-or-Treat.
The event is hosted by Bikers Building Bridges with help from the Green and Yellow Group. Families had to register online to get their free ticket, put on their scariest costume and drive through a lineup of sponsors to collect their candy.
“I’m glad it caught on,” said Chris Plumb, president of Bikers Building Bridges. “My birthday is on Halloween, so it’s a good way to celebrate my birthday every year.”
The idea came to the group three years ago after seeing an increase in crime and needles in their community. Bikers Building Bridges wanted to make Halloween safe for young trick-or-treaters.
“We wanted to offer a parking lot where we could clean out the area and make sure it was safe, enclosed and watched by adults,” said Plumb. “And kids could go back to how trick or treating used to be.”
That first year brought out six trunks and a lot of kids.
So the next year, Plumb says they went bigger. Taking over part of Exhibition Park, they turned the event into a drive-thru to make it safer due to the pandemic.
“This year we’ve got 30 trunks. We’ve actually doubled in size since last year. Lots of local businesses here helping us and lots of fun.”
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