For the second year, the Dunkirk Conference Center will be opening its cabin doors Saturday for community Trick-or-Treating.
"Last year we had 300 people participate so it was a great start to the event," said Julie LaGrow, Director of the Dunkirk Conference Center. "This year we've got more decorations, I think it will be really fun for the children and their families."
The 23 cabins the DCC has available are each sponsored by different companies or families who decorate them and provide candy for the Trick-or-Treaters. For $2.00 per person, families can come in and trick or treat in a safe, friendly and fun environment.
"Last year, my son and I had a lot of fun," said Marjorie Plaister. "He ran into friends, I ran into friends. My son, who was seven then, really loved running around to all the different cabins."
Plaister and her son plan to attend the event again this year.
"It was really wonderful," Plaister said. "It is a perfect small town Halloween celebration, I really encourage people to attend."
"I really feel our Halloween event is important," LaGrow said. "Children these days do not have a safe place to trick or treat like we did when we were little. This way, the kids leave with a bag full of candy and the parents have the peace of mind that it is safe."
Along with the little village of Trick-or-Treat cabins, there will be a costume contest every hour on the half hour, a "haunted walk" through the woods on the camp's boardwalk, and food and beverages available.
A special registration for new campers will be available as well for the DCC's summer camps at 50 percent off the 2008 camp prices. These 2009 summer camps are scheduled as follows: grades 1-4 from June 28 to July 1; grades 2-5 from July 5 to July 11; grades 5-7 from Aug. 2 to Aug. 8; grades 7-9 from July 5 to July 11; and grades 10-12 from June 28 to July 4.
While these camps are traditionally sleep-overs, day camp options are also available.
"We don't want this event to be a moneymaker," LaGrow said. "We want it to be a community event, a place where Halloween activities can be fun and safe as well. We only hope to break even on it each year."
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