Family Ghost Story Night Page

*Family Ghost* Story Night Volunteer Opportunities**
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Family Ghost Story Night is our most popular event, fulfilling both fund raising and community outreach functions. We always have a need for more volunteers, so if you or your group are interested, please read the following before contacting us. If at all possible, we'd love to see volunteers at our regularly scheduled committee meetings. well in advance of the production date. What It Is. If you are not familiar with the event, we start with a hot dog and chili dinner beginning at 6:00 pm on the Friday before Halloween. The dinner is served in the grassy area near the permanent picnic tables, directly below the parking lots at City Hall. After eating, the guests proceed to the shelter that we call the "Girl Scout Cabin" where volunteer amateur performers in costume tell spooky stories. The hike to the shelter can be via one of two routes. One is directly to the shelter with minimal spookiness involved, although the trail is lit with jack-o-lanterns. The other route wends through the woods and meadow, where the "Haunted Trail" will be decorated with spooky stuff and people in costume to scare, startle, or otherwise entertain the guests as they walk by. <shiver> Ooooo, it's so spooooo-keey.

Volunteer Opportunities
1. Scary Stories

Individuals or small groups will read scary stories, perform spooky skits, or provide musical entertainment for approximately two to three hundred guests. Volunteers needed for: Story Telling, Musical Entertainment, Etc. Venue decoration, setup, cleanup, Etc. Sale of beverages, i.e. hot chocolate. Sale of glow necklaces.
To volunteer or for more information <click here> *to visit the* Scary Storytellers page.

2. Haunted Trail Haunted Trail group leader is Bill Jonas, , e-mail bjjonas@aol.com
The Bluebird Trail goes through the woods and meadow. We line this trail with Jack-o-lanterns made from pumpkins and luminaries made from gallon milk jugs painted with Halloween themes. Along the trail will be people in costume and scenarios such as areas decorated with spooky themes, simulated graveyards, etc. Volunteers needed to: distribute the Jack-o-lanterns and luminaries along the trail and collect them after the event decorate the trail with spider web, etc. dress up in costume and entertain guest "victims" by participating in various scary activities help to design, set up, and participate in the scary scenarios help dismantle, clean up, etc. after the production The safety of all participants, volunteers and guests, is paramount in planning these exhibits.
To volunteer or for more information <click here> *to visit the* Haunted Trail page

3. Food preparation and serving.		Food Service Group leader is Michelle Lillis, e-mail mlillis@hrblock.com

Volunteers are needed to help set up the food serving area and help guide people through the serving lines, hand out pop, etc. Food served is kept as simple as possible, and includes hot dogs, chili, chips, cookie, and drink. Changes to the menu are always possible based on availability of donations, etc. Volunteers are also needed to cook chili and bring it to the event.


To volunteer or for more information please send an e-mail to this address or to the specific group leader for the activity of interest . If you give your phone number, the group leader or a volunteer with the PNS will call.