Hundreds of kids got to trick-or-treat in a unique way on the weekend thanks to a local business owner’s idea and everyone who got behind it.
Jason Browning, owner of It Happens CellTek, hosted Quarantine-O-Ween on Saturday outside of his James Street business. In the lead-up to the event, he put out a call out for volunteers and for donations so he could purchase candy to hand out to kids.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” Browning said, noting volunteers prepared about 500 bags of candy, and between 400 and 500 kids showed up. “I lined it up perfectly.”
The turnout was “awesome,” he said, adding people were lining up half an hour before the event started.
Kids were entertained by a “dancing dinosaur” and were able to have their photos taken thanks to Inges Imagery. Some of those photos will be posted to Inges Imagery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
“It was really well received. People said it was such a great thing we were doing,” Browning said.
Some said they would like to see the event happen again next year, regardless of whether the COVID-19 pandemic is still here.
“I would totally be game to doing that because it was so well received and so many people stepped up to help out,” he said.
He thanked the individuals and businesses that donated to the event and the volunteers who helped to make it a success.
