Nov 9, 2022
On Friday, October 28th some Trojan athletes decided to help volunteer at the For Kids Only Child Development Centers Fall Festival. This year marked the 21st annual For Kids Only Fall Festival. This year was the first time in 21 years that For Kids Only faced unfortunate weather. But the West Brunswick volunteers weathered the storm and helped run games at the Fall Festival. Student-Athletes from the Football, Cheer, and dance teams all came out to help the Fall Festival run smoothly.
The fall festival included many hand made games, a bounce house, a pumpkin decorating contest, a hay ride, and a grilled lunch! Even the Shallotte police and firefighters came out to support the fall festival. Even though the day was hindered by the unfortunate weather, all the For Kids only students had a blast. Most children were dressed up in cute costumes to get into the Halloween spirit. The West volunteers each helped run individual games for the students to play. The Shallotte Fire Fighters each handed out plastic fire helmets to the kids.
For Kids Only Director Heather Coley is thankful for the extra help from the volunteers this year. Coley can’t wait for next year’s annual fall festival.
“After 21 years of this wonderful event this was the first time it rained but we still had a good time!” said Coley, “Thank you to our FKO staff, Shallotte Fire Department, Shallotte Police Department West Brunswick High School Athletes, TNT inflatable rentals, all of our wonderful staff and families.”
Senior Eyana Gaskins and Junior Sabrina Rodriguez run a game.
Seniors JJ Cobb and Cylil Lee run a game.
Seniors Kevon Daniels, Jordan McCall, Victor Molina, and Dylan Bellamy run a game.
Seniors Brooke Holmes and Willow Moore run a game.
Sophmore Presley Adams and Junior Trinity Atkinson run a game.
Senior Olivia Cox and Sophmore Sloane Sauls run a game.
Firefighters prepare for the fall festival.
Shallotte Police officers hand candy to a For Kids Only student.
Shallotte Fire Fighters had out fire helmets to For Kids Only students.
Senior Camdyn Johnson runs a game.
Seniors Weston Sharpe and Maddox Ward help with the inflatables.
Fire Fighters pose for a picture with a For Kids Only student.
For Kids Only students interact with the Shallotte Fire Fighters.
Sophmore Macey Long and Junior Bella Little run the pumpkin decorating contest.
Junior Addi Hardee and Sophmore Ella Bellamy run a game.
For Kids Only Student slides down the bounce house.
Senior Shelby Gore helping a For Kids Only student down the slide.
Senior Kevon Daniels hands a For Kids Only student a ball.
For Kids Only teachers help give out temporary tattoos.
Senior Kenzie Mcdowell poses for a picture with two For Kids Only students.
Senior Avery Clemmons helps with the hay ride.
Two For Kids Only students slide down the bounce house.
Senior Eyana Gaskins and Junior Sabrina Rodriguez help run a game.
Senior Shelby Gore poses for a picture with her family.
Senior Avery Clemmons helps cook hot dogs for lunch.
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