How many sweets do you stock up on every Halloween? A couple of multi-pack goodies maybe? A few chocolate bars?
Well, this retirement home sees your offerings and raises you a whole truckload of candy.
For the first time, Heartis Senior Living in Texas opened its doors for trick or treaters on the spookiest day of the year.
And they did it in sweet, sweet style.
Folks at the retirement home asked the community to donate sweets and chocolates ahead of the big night.
Not only that, they threw a pretty big bash on All Hallows Eve, offering a bouncy castle, hay ride, games, food and, of course, lots of candy.
While most visitor days are pretty quiet, on this night, Heartis Senior Living saw 5,000 visitors.
And everyone had a whale of a time (probably hyped on sugar).
Residents in the town of Webster really came through for the senior residents who sent a call-out to the town.
Holding up a sign to be posted on Facebook, they wrote: ‘We miss giving candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
‘Please help us reach our goal of collecting enough candy to invite the community to our home for a safe and fun place to trick-or-treat. Thank you.’
Over the next few weeks, confectionary began to be delivered in their droves.
The retirement home posted an update online saying: ‘Thank you to all of our neighbors for taking a moment to donate candy to our residents! Just look at all of the candy!
‘Our residents are excited and we can’t wait to host a community trick or treat event for our neighborhood kids!’
When kids arrived in their creepiest and funniest costumes, the residents couldn’t get enough.
They chatted, laughed and shared stories (and candy) with one another. The residents had such a ball, staff at Heartis want to make it an annual event.
Even users on Facebook backed the idea, saying: ‘This is awesome for the residents. It’s sad how some come to stay and family never visit them.’
Hopefully this becomes a tradition.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/03/retirement-home-invites-trick-or-treaters-for-the-first-time-5000-of-them-arrive-11033876/
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