A Westerly pizza shop's trunk-or-treat also fills a food drive
Casa Della Luce's fifth annual event at Mill Pond Plaza drew hundreds and collected canned food. Last year the same night gathered more than 2,000 pounds for a local shelter.
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Hundreds of people came to Mill Pond Plaza for the fifth annual trunk-or-treat put on by Casa Della Luce, a Westerly pizza shop, NBC 10 WJAR reported. Children in costume collected candy. The owners also asked families to bring canned goods and other food that keeps. Organizers said last year's event gathered more than 2,000 pounds for a local shelter.
The night put a parking-lot Halloween and a food drive in the same place. Neighbors donated candy, and other Westerly businesses helped sponsor the event. The report did not give this year's pound total. What it did say is that the line of families has grown, and that the cans are part of the tradition.
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A pizza shop in Westerly, Rhode Island, held its fifth trunk-or-treat at Mill Pond Plaza. Hundreds of people came. Children wore costumes and collected candy. The owners of Casa Della Luce also asked everyone to bring canned food or other items that keep on a shelf. Last year the same event collected more than 2,000 pounds of food for a local shelter. Neighbors donated candy, and other businesses in town helped pay for the night. The station did not give this year's weight. The cans are part of the party, not a side note.
- How can a Halloween party also help someone who needs food?
- What could your class collect that a shelter can actually use?
- Why might a town event get bigger every year?
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