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Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive

Saturday October 27^th from 4 to 6 pm – 4^th St. & Arkansas St. – (Lot opens at 3 pm for set-up)

It’s back! Last year’s Trunk-or-Treat was a great success, but we were only getting started. This year will be even bigger and better! To refresh your memory, Trunk-or-Treat is an opportunity to decorate the trunk of a car, bed of a truck, back of a van, a table, a tent, a booth (you name it, really) in the Halloween spirit for kids (of all ages) to visit and enjoy. You might choose to pass out candy or other refreshments, or have a game of skill, silly entertainment or any other Halloween or carnival-like activity. Go it alone or join forces with other Pinckney neighbors. As long as it’s kid-friendly and in relative good taste, your imagination is your only limit. Everyone is welcome to participate, even if you don’t have an actual kid in your household. Awards will be given to the entries and costumes voted best by the crowd. If you’re not convinced, check out last year’s photos in the Photo Gallery!

Food Drive: In addition to having fun and getting to know your neighbors better, we will again have an opportunity to give back to the community by donating nonperishable food and money to Just Food Douglas County. Last year we collected 130 lbs of food! Let’s try to top that and challenge other neighborhoods to do the same!

 LOCATION – Lawrence Memorial Hospital Parking Lot – 4^th Street between Michigan & Arkansas Streets

• Each vehicle/booth will be assigned a parking space (enter on Arkansas St.)
  • Set-up starts at 3:00 pm – please allow plenty of time to set-up before trunk-or-treaters arrive
• Trunk-or-Treat opens for guests at 4:00 pm and ends at 6:00 pm
• Vote for best entry/costume and win fun prizes!
• Make a contribution to Just Food Douglas County of food or cash!  
  • Even if you don’t attend the Trunk-or-Treat, you can drop off donations from 3 to 6 pm

MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS:
Peanut Butter (#1 item needed!), Canned Fruit, Jelly, Canned Vegetables, Canned Pasta (SpaghettiOs, etc.)
Also note that just a $1 donation purchases 5 meals!

 Questions? Want to volunteer?  Contact PNA at:  Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com

 

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• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.