By Chas Phillips
On a gorgeous October day in Bolton Hill, children and neighbors alike gathered at the Kappa Alpha Psi Youth and Community Center for the second annual Great Pumpkin Party. MRIA’s Social Action Task Force and Kappa Alpha Psi organized the party to provide a community-based Halloween event for the neighborhood.
Tiny witches, Supermen, princesses, clowns, vampires, dolphins, and pop-culture wizards slipped in and out of the array of donated costumes, while MICA volunteers applied their spooky artistic ability to dozens of faces. Creativity was also on display in the wide assortment of pumpkins decorated and proudly schlepped home by the party’s attendees.
Enthusiastic kids ran from the costume exchange tent to the pumpkin-decorating station before receiving the final touches at the face-painting booth. Thanks to generous donations, volunteers, and sponsors, everything at this Halloween celebration was enjoyed free of charge.
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