October 14, 2024 3:05 a.m.

Jerry Bruce Community Campus partner organizations Family Development Center, the FISH Food Pantry, Umpqua Homes, United Community Action Network and Aviva Health are holding a trunk-or-treat for local families this Saturday October 19th.

It will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Aviva Health parking lot on Northeast Kenneth Ford Drive.

A JBCC release said more than 30 staff members from the partner organizations are volunteering their time and trunks to hand out store-purchased, individually wrapped candy or toys to children and their families in attendance. Children and parents or guardians are encouraged to wear family friendly costumes to add more Halloween spirit to the event.

Aviva Health Marketing and Development Director Mark Tsuchiya said, “In three short years our Trunk-or-Treat event has really grown”. Tsuchiya said, “We look forward to welcoming families across our community to what is a safe and fun way to come together and celebrate Halloween”

The Aviva Health parking lot on the west side of the facility where the event takes place will be closed to vehicle traffic for the safety of families and volunteers attending the event. Those who attend can park in the lot on the east side of the Aviva Health building and in the Aviva Health employee parking lot in the northeast corner of the Costco parking lot.

In recent years, JBCC non-profit partner organizations have made an intentional effort to collaborate more closely, realizing that an integrated approach to service delivery offers a greater benefit to the people they serve.

For more information about the trunk-or-treat event, email: mtsuchiya@aviva.health