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Main
Street Greenville
Halloween
Parade and Beggar’s Night
Offered to Kids
On
Thursday, October 25, immediately
following the annual 7 pm Lion’s Club Parade, downtown Greenville will
be
transformed into a Halloween fun night for elementary school aged
children. The
Lion’s Club and Main Street Greenville are pleased to bring this safe
Halloween
event to the community.
The
parade begins the evening and will
form on the100 block of West Fifth Street at 6:30 pm and will proceed
down
Broadway to the city building ,where judging will take place and prizes
will be
awarded. Seven prize categories will consist of Tiny Tot Girls (up to
age 6),
Tiny Tot Boys (up to age 6), masked girls (ages 6-10) masked boys (ages
6-10),
masked boys & girls (ages 11-16), best costumed adult, and best
Masked
Group. Cash prizes will be awarded in each of the seven categories of
costumes
with first place winning $30, 2nd place $20 and 3rd place $10!
In
conjunction with the parade and
beggar’s night, the groups are asking for unused eye glasses and
hearing
aids. Donations of
these items will be
accepted now through Oct. 28 at the following downtown businesses:
Studio One,
The Coffee Pot, KitchenAid Experience, Beltone Hearing and Advanced Eye
Care.
Just look for the drop box at each of their locations. “The Lion’s Club
mission
is “wanting everyone to see a better tomorrow”. Please join the
Beggars’ Night
committee and the Lion’s Club in supporting a great cause.
Also,
there is a great photo
opportunity available at the Circle on Broadway with a luminary
display. What a
great way to capture your little ones with such a beautiful background.
Don’t
forget to stop by the Circle and take your pictures!
The
“begging” and luminary event has
been organized as a way for downtown businesses to say thank you to the
community for doing business downtown. The Beggar’s Night committee
members are
Chair: Antonia Baker, Second National Bank; Joan Brandt, Commercial
Printing;
Julie Kessen, Granny’s Corner; Mary Lane, Staffmark, and Amber
Schmerge, Main
Street Greenville.
Please
no political campaigning. We ask
that each participating business pass out kid-friendly items and not
handouts
or flyers. As you must be pre-registered to participate in the beggar’s
night
event, please contact Main Street Greenville at 548-4998 for an
agreement to
participate before Tuesday, October 16.
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