City of Stillwater NEWS | For Immediate Release
DUE TO OSU'S HOME FOOTBALL GAME AT 7 P.M. ON OCT. 31, STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL IS ENCOURAGING TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT ACTIVITIES ON THURSDAY, OCT. 29. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (405)742-8362.
Downtown Halloween Festival sponsors food drive; donations go to COCAA
- Downtown Stillwater: Official Halloween Festival web page
- City of Stillwater: Event Overview
- Download 'Pirates on Prairie' Poster
- Arrrrr! Meet the crew who'll be doin' the judgin' at the 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival costume contest!
- Downtown Halloween Festival sponsors food drive; donations go to COCAA
- Stillwater's 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival announces theme: Pirates on the Prairie
Posters printed by Allegra Print and Imaging (205 W. 7th, Suite 201F, Stillwater)
(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Oct. 12, 2009) — Downtown Stillwater and the City of Stillwater will be working with the Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency to help fight hunger at the 19th Annual Downtown Halloween Festival Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. Festival goers are asked to bring a nonperishable food item--canned food, boxes of breakfast cereal, juice--and they will receive commemorative buttons that will be good for discounts at selected Downtown Stillwater businesses.
"We are seeing people that we have never seen before that are coming to get food from us," said Clara Lewis, development coordinator for COCCA. "Not only do the donations have to keep pace with the demand, but the uncertainty of the future means we have to continue to seek donations in anticipation of the demand."
"This is the second year the halloween festival has supported a food drive, and festival goers are really supportive of the idea of helping others will attending a free and fun community event; however, donations are not necessary to enjoy the free activities and trick-or-treat with the merchants," said Angela McLaughlin, Business Improvement District coordinator. "We are happy to partner with COCAA and help the community in this way."
Most needed items:
Peanut Butter |
tomato paste |
canned soups |
hamburger helpers boxed dinners pastas canned fruit canned vegetables |
The Downtown Halloween Festival is jointly presented by Downtown Stillwater (Business Improvement District #1) and the City of Stillwater. More information is available on the stillwater.org web site.
Area businesses and organizations interested in sponsoring the Downtown Halloween Festival or hosting a non-soliciting booth for may contact McLaughlin at (405) 742-8359 or amclaughlin@stillwater.org.
DUE TO OSU'S HOME FOOTBALL GAME AT 7 P.M. ON OCT. 31, STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL HAS MOVED TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT ACTIVITIES TO THURSDAY, OCT. 29. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (405)742-8362.
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On the Net:
- Downtown Halloween Festival: http://www.downtownstw.com/halloween
- Press Release Page: http://stillwater.org/content/2009/halloween-fest2009.php
- The Rum Fellows' “Okie Maritime Music for the Landlocked Pirate” http://www.myspace.com/therumfellows.
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
- Pirate Glossary: http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateTalk.html | http://www.pirateglossary.com/
- Visit the Stillwater Public Library and see their pirate display and teen pirate program: http://library.stillwater.org
- What is my pirate name? http://www.piratequiz.com/
- Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency (COCAA): http://www.cocaa.org/
Contact: Sherry Fletcher, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: 405.742.8362
E-mail: sfletcher@stillwater.org
Web: stillwater.org