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National Costume Swap Day – Saturday, Oct. 13

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Get your green (as in re-used) costume on! Or drop off one that doesn’t fit any more.

Saturday from noon to 2 pm at Whole Foods at Roosevelt Square (1026 NE 64th St) celebrate a green Halloween by participating in National Costume Swap Day.

From now until noon Saturday you can also drop off your gently used and clean costumes.  You will receive a ticket which will allow you to return and receive a new (to you) costume.

Here are some tips for organizing the costumes you bring:
– Mark each costume by age and size using masking tape and pen.
– If the costume has multiple pieces, please place in one bag or connect the pieces using safety pins.

There will also be a Scary Food Fair for more pre-Halloween fun.

So, you may ask, “What is the Wallingford connection to this costume swap thing?”

This event is also the first outreach event publicizing the new Think Green Recycling Challenge – yes, the Challenge is back! This year the neighborhood that reduces its garbage tonnage the most as compared to last year will receive $40,000 for a non-profit plus $10,000 will be awarded to communities that take part in the most Recycling Challenge outreach activities.

More details on this year’s Think Green Recycling Challenge coming soon.

 

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barbbsea

Barb has lived in south Wallingford since 1992. She's a lady with a lopper as volunteer lead of the Burke-Gilman Trail Urban Orchard Stewards, a group that cares for public fruit trees along the Burke-Gilman Trail between Eastern and where Pacific becomes N 34th. In February 2020 Barb founded the current Friends of Meridian Playground which cares for the fruit trees and grounds of the park and holds weekly volunteer work parties on Wednesday noonish. Friday mornings she joins the Tilth Alliance volunteers to manage the care of the fruit trees at the Good Shepherd learning garden. Barb worked for nonprofit City Fruit for 9 years and still partners with them to teach neighbors to grow good fruit locally. Barb is also accumulating records and photos about the Good Shepherd property for eventual publication online.