City Pointe hosts first Harvest Fest
City Pointe Church wanted residents around Burchwood Park, near where pastor Scott McIntosh grew up, to have some wholesome Halloween fun.
The church held its Harvest Fest at the park on Oct. 31, inviting the residents out for an evening of food, fun, games and trunk-or-treating. Attendees could play games to win candy, participate in a "cake walk," check out a balloon art presentation by McIntosh himself and more.
See more photos online at plantcityobserver.com.
Christmas Parade names Grand Marshal
The Plant City Christmas Parade Board has named Frank LaBarbera the Grand Marshal of the upcoming 2018 parade.
LaBarbera is one of the original organizers of the Christmas Parade and has served on the board for many years.
“We're so excited to announce that Frank LaBarbera is our recipient this year and this is a long time coming,” board member Dodie White said.
Girl Scouts collect cans
Plant City Girl Scout Troops 1157 and 2912 recently hosted a canned food drive to benefit the United Food Bank of Plant City.
The month-long drive required each scout to collect at least five items. The goal was to collect 85 items and the troops blew past that with 225 canned food and paper good items rounded up at the end of October. The troops held a Give Thanks party on Nov. 2 to organize all the items, inform people about the food bank and its mission and craft Thanksgiving centerpieces to take home.
The drive was meant to help the food bank feed hungry families over the holidays and gives it a boost in addition to its other current events. The UFB also kicked off its turkey drive Nov. 1 with the goal of collecting 400 frozen turkeys to distribute to clients for Thanksgiving, and Saturday’s Empty Bowls Project will also help raise awareness of food insecurity.