Trunk or Treat attracts over 2,500 children

By Trisha Maldonado
Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:44 PM MST


An estimated 2,500 children attended the trunk or treat event held by the City of Douglas and co-sponsored by the Douglas Dispatch on Oct. 31 at the Copper King Baseball Stadium.


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There were 23 booths set up by various organizations from Douglas who participated in the event.

The event that started at 4 p.m. and ended after 7 p.m.; was a huge success and was well attended and organized.

The city provided a DJ for entertainment and Douglas Unified School District had haunted bus for those brave enough to enter it.

“I would like to thank all the organizations who participated in making this community event successful” Jennifer Smith, Aquatic and Recreation Centers coordinator said. “We had a wonderful turn out with close to 2,500 kids.”

Trunks that participated in the event were: City of Douglas, Wal-Mart, CIA, Coqui Children's Center, Ortega's Inc., University of Arizona South, Cochise College, Douglas Unified School District, Pinal Hispanic Council, Southwest Gas, Kandies Restaurant, La Solano, Faith Ministries, A+ Tutoring, South Eastern Arizona Medical Center, Romantic Realities, Cochise County Youth Coalition, Douglas For Stronger Families, and Corazon Integrated Health Care.

Prize donations were given by the following organizations: Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Cox Communication, APS, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and the Douglas Dispatch.

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Comments

    DHS Teacher wrote on Nov 17, 2012 10:43 AM:

    " My students and I were honored to be asked to participate in this event and would gladly do it again next year, Thanks to Luis Greer for asking us, "

    Douglas citizen wrote on Nov 7, 2012 9:20 PM:

    " Trunk of Treat was an awesome idea! It kept the kids safe, compared to them being downtown with all the traffic. There was a wait to get into the event, but this allowed you to see all the great costumes! Hopefully, there is more business participation next year, as it was a very successful event! Thank you City of Douglas and all who helped to make it possible! "

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