Haskins Village Council has CANCELLED the annual Halloween Parade and Haunted Village Hall this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Trick-or-Treat will still be scheduled for the Village on October 31st, 2020 from 5:00pm till 7:00pm and parents are urged to use caution and best discretion if they choose to participate. The Village requests that everyone observe COVID-19 guidelines established by local and state health departments.
Local and CDC Recommendations have been provided on this form for your review.
Trick or treating
- Perform health screen prior to leaving home do not participate if feeling sick
- If living with people who may be at greater risk from COVID-19 please reconsider participating
- If child is at greater risk of complications from COVID-19, contact your doctor before participating
- Masks should be worn at all times
- Stay with family unit and in your own neighborhood if possible
- Stay six feet away from other families
- Limit one family at a time when approaching participating houses
- Use hand sanitizer frequently during collection
- Collection bag should have a wide mouth to allow for dropping treats inside
- Do not eat any candy while participating
- If possible, wipe off candy wrappers with sanitizing wipes (allow to dry) when arriving home and prior toeating candy
- Wash hands before eating any candy
Passing out treats
- Do not pass out candy if feeling sick
- Wash hands prior to passing out treats
- Masks should be worn at all times
- If possible, place table or other physical object between you and trick-or-treaters
- Limit interaction with those outside of your household
- Prepare goodie bags ahead of time (grab & go) and place at end of driveway or edge of yard
- Use only prepackaged, factory wrapped items, no homemade-wrapped treats
Trunk-or-Treat events
- Consider setting up pre-registration and limit the number of participants per time frame
- Masks should be worn at all times
- Advertise expectations of the community prior to the event (i.e. social distancing, wearing masks, etc.)
- Assure distance between vehicles (“Trunks”)
- If able, use physical markings between vehicles and consider one-way traffic
- Wash hands prior to passing out treats
- If possible, only attend event(s) in own neighborhood
