The Special Halloween project at Sunrise Presbyterian Church completed another year, serving 20 children, 9 families, that otherwise would not be able to trick or treat. While Halloween is an opportunity to dress up and seek candy for most children, there are a few who are unable to trick or treat due to a variety of reasons: sensory issues, lack of mobility, medical fragility, and other limitations. For the second year, Sunrise has worked to fill that gap.
“We know that not everyone can go trick or treating and we want to be able to provide a little joy to those children who are otherwise left out. For children, Halloween is pure fun, but if you can’t participate it’s got to feel awful,” said Rev. Jessica Crane Munoz. Sunrise is helping to fill the gap. “We invest a lot per child because we want these kids to feel like they’ve had a real Halloween experience with plenty of candy, trinkets, pumpkin-faced buckets, and friendly volunteers,” said Crane Munoz.
In addition to candy and trinkets, each child has the option of having a digital photo taken that will then be sent to families by email. The majority of children have their pictures taken while they remain in their vehicles so parents don’t have to worry about re-buckling seat belts, encountering germs, or other challenges that come with typical holiday pictures.
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