Dear Neighbors, All are welcome to join us at 4611 Springfield Ave / Phila, PA 19143 for ourAnnual "Haunted Garden Tour",today, Wednesday, October 31st from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.Babies through seniors are welcome.Our Street and Farragut Terrace will be closed from 5-8 PM, so consider this a "walk-to" event.There is no charge for the candy, treats or tour.Visitors are welcome to take photos to share the memory of their visit with family and friends.After the event, I hope many will send me their photos and you-tube links [email protected]�@Highlights include separate TREAT Delivery Stations for:"Full-sized" Candy Bars, Tootsie Minis, Juice Hugs & Fresh Fruit.Volunteer actors will be on hand to scare visitors through sets that include:Harry Potter's Horrible Chamber (with 60' Basilisk), a Cemetery, CSI Murder Investigation, Dooley’s Deadly Diner, the Rogue’s Gallery, the Owl Passage, a Surgery, the Pirate Ship, the Pumpkin Patch and Skeleton's Haunted House.Feel free to direct neighborhood Trick or Treaters our way.If you do not know what we do, please check out the links at the end of this message.This event is sponsored by the Squirrel Hill Town Watch and Police Mini Station.From 5-8 PM tonight, the police will close the streets from 4600-4699 Springfield and from 900-1099 S. Farragut. No cars will be permitted to drive in or out during these hours.The Police and UCD will be providing uniformed Ambassadors and Security.�@We do not want to pull anyone from their own porch, but if you know anyone who’d like to be part of either of the fun groups that are decorating now, and delivering candy starting at 5 PM. Info follows. Since this event is sponsored by the Squirrel Hill Town Watch and Mini-Station, we can provide certificates of Community Service hours for students.I am happy to live in a safe and happy neighborhood. I want to pay some of our good fortune forward by keeping the tradition of Halloween generosity and fun alive.Hurricane Sandy has provided some special challenges. We had all the big decorations up and had a mini-event last Saturday for wheel chair bound students of the HMS School. We took them all down, and are now rushing them all back up. It helps me realize how lucky we are, in Philadelphia, to have been spared serious harm from the storm.I feel very grateful to all those who make donations and volunteer time to make this event so successful, year after year.Cynthia Preston , our local "Queen of Halloween",tells me that this is the 19th year for the "Haunted Garden Tour", and the 15th that it will be held in my side yard. She continues to work toward the success of this event. Even though age and illness have her mostly housebound and on 24-7 oxygen, she has coordinated the donation of Juice Hugs and Fresh Fruit and has arranged for the 18th District to close our streets and provide protection for the Trick-or-Treaters. I am only involved because of Cindy, who asked for my help. It has been a very rewarding partnership. I think this will be our last year, so if you’ve never been, this is probably your last opportunity.I do not even know all of the good Volunteers who worked in the first 4 years to establish this event, but I’d like to send out Thank You to some of the folks who helped this year.Officer Mike Davis of the 18th DISTRICTwho arranged the street closure and works every day to insure the safety of our kids.UCDwho will supply ambassadors, security and clean-up.Councilwoman Blackwell’s team, including Marty Cabry and John Fenton who helped coordinate with Cyndy and UCD.Wayne Fleischman of WAYNE’S GARAGEwho donated Treat Bags.Eric Kassab, of GOFFREDO PLUMBING, who delivered a discarded toilet, as he does every year, so that the 60’ basilisk, sewed by CJ Kelly, can soar above the line.Guy Larenand Roger & Vincent of GOLD STANDARD who each bought 200 Full-sized Candy Bars and Batteries to run the FX machines. This year, Gold Standard is also donating a vegan Chili to feed the volunteers.The Kelly-Airone family who donated 4,000 mini candies (as they do year-after-year).Jacob & Viviane Nachmiaswho donated beach chairs for the Pirate Set.Mary Armstrongwho found and delivered a giant, hairy spider.Jim Beck, who showed up after the storm and put up 5 of the big balloons, establishing the scene boundaries for the decorators who follow.The Dooley and Kocher families, who show up with energy, talent and brilliance, to layer the sets for maximum impact.My husband, Larry Motyka, and kids, Mike and Kate, and their friends, Sam Jordan, Matthew Freilich, Richard Pogue and Mia Habby, who enable this madness and do a lot of the hauling and storage.Julia Cranewho make giant pots of Soup or Chili to warm the volunteers.Yvette Jiggetswho donated candy and made a tray of Ziti for the volunteers. Her donations are in memory of her son Moses, an Eagle Scout, who volunteered at the HHG, for several years, even when he was sick from the illness that killed him.Many good neighbors including James Moran, Elaine Hughes-Jenson, and a few anonymous donors have been dropping off treats and will help out tonight with acting and treat distribution.Cynthia Miller of CAT CAREpromises to reprise the critical role of WITCH that has been made so special in past years by Jeannette Bennecelli, Carol Fritz and Robin Gresham-Chin.Some of my tenants and several International Scholars, including Q, Bing, Ben and Ethan from China; Juan from Argentina; Paul from Korea; and Tak from Japan and possibly others will be learning about Halloween, by volunteering in our garden.One of my favorite donations is the gift of dance, donated by the ZOMBIES of PHILLY THRILLER. They promise to perform several sets in front of our home.Lastly, I need to thank Father John Hand of St. Francis de Sales, and all of my neighbors who tolerate and even embrace the madness that we call Halloween.I know I am forgetting people who have made valuable contributions. They have my thanks!!!I hope all will understand the pressure to get this show on the road.If you are connected to anyone who can still donate any treats or time, please forward this message. I am even happy to give away things with logos on them. I think we have more than enough decorations, unless you find something rare or fabulous. We try to plan for 2,400 visitors.Volunteer opportunities are:Today, any amount of time between now and 4 PM. This group will be the "Set Decorators" and will help install decorations, set up the distribution tables and otherwise get the Garden ready for the Halloween visitors. No special skill is required, but experienced and talented Stage managers are welcome to develop themes and be creative.This evening, from about 4:30 - 7:30 PM.Actors will distribute candy and treat, and entertain the folks in the line waiting to enter the Haunted Garden."Actors" must commit to at least 4:45-7:15 PM.We prefer volunteers in costume and can loan some costume items.This year’s volunteers are welcome to join in the "After-Party" at our home.We plan Lasagna, Chili, Hot Soup, Sandwiches and beverages (including some beer and wine for those over 21).Volunteers should be done in time to enjoy any later parties on campus and downtown that they might want to attend.Volunteers may also stop by tomorrow during the day, to help gather up the more fragile or valuable sets, to return them to storage.�@For those who have not sure what we do for Halloween, here are a few links:HALLOWEEN2010http://picasaweb.google.com/campionef/Halloween2010SetsVolunteers#http://picasaweb.google.com/campionef/Halloween2010Vistors#http://picasaweb.google.com/campionef/Halloween2010PJRoane#Keith Angelitis’ HALLOWEEN Pro-Shots2009http://picasaweb.google.com/campionef/Halloween2009ProShots#This link shows some Zombie dancers who volunteer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5CSnVOa4vc�@Thanks for your time and attention to this matter. Happy Halloween!Liz Elizabeth Campion PRUDENTIAL, FOX & ROACH REALTORS, LLC 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, Suite 406 Phila, PA 19103 and 850 Library Road, Suite 106 Newark, DE 19711
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