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TRIDENT, NOVEMBER 14, 2005
By Virginia Beaton
Trident staff
It was a spooky Sunday at
the Halifax Military Family
Resource Centre (HMFRC).
Approximately 200 people
attended the Halloween party
held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on
Sunday October 30. “It was
an all-ages event,” stated
Donna Sutton, youth and
family program facilitator
at HMFRC.
According to Sutton, a
team of staff and volunteers
spent a lot of time decorating
the small multi-purpose room
to look like a haunted house.
Just for the afternoon, the
HMFRC resembled Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry, complete with a
witches’ kettle, Frankenstein’s
laboratory, and jars
full of mysterious and scary
stuff.
Aside from creepy stuff to
look at, the HMFRC staff had
arranged Halloween crafts
and activities for children.
“There was a goop station,”
stated Sutton. “There was
also a scavenger hunt and a
pumpkin toss.”
Another game was a worm
count, “with candy worms,”
Sutton explained.
Activities included Pin the
Wart on the Witch, and families
could carve and decorate
jack o’lanterns to take home
with them.
Snacks included trays of
fruit and vegetables and
crackers and cheese.
“Each child left with a treat
bag,” noted Sutton.
Those who attended were
enthusiastic about the good
time they’d had, she added.
“Some adults were telling me
it was the best Halloween
party they had ever been to.”
Haunted Halloween at Halifax MFRC
Decorating pumpkins was just one activity during Halloween celebrations at the HMFRC.
HMFRC
Helping military families connect with their communities
Heather Cudmore-McCarthy is
familiar with the needs of
today’s military families. As the Halifax
Military Family Resource Centre’s
(HMFRC) new Outreach Coordinator,
it is her job to assist military
families in outlying areas.
As a military spouse, she has been
involved with MFRCs in several
communities since 1992 as a volunteer
and program participant.
“As a military spouse, I know how
important it is to feel connected to
your community, wherever that community
happens to be located. I am
familiar with the programs and services
that the MFRCs offer. I have used
the programs. I know what they can
do for people,” she said.
“Because I know about the programs
and services from a personal
standpoint, I feel that I can help
families access the programs, and
give them an idea of what they
can expect.”
As Outreach Coordinator, she is
responsible for assisting military
families living in central Nova
Scotia and Cape Breton, as well as
the Halifax Regional Municipality
(HRM) by promoting the HMFRC
throughout the communities.
Occasionally, special activities are
planned for the various communities
served by the Outreach program.
Cudmore-McCarthy said she
passionate about helping military
families.
“I want to have people feel connected
within their communities,
and connected to the HMFRC and
its services.”
One way that military families outside
of HRM can build connections
within their area is by using the Halifax
Military Community Connections
Fund.
The fund provides small grants for
groups of military families or units to
organize activities that will benefit
the community.
Events include barbecues, holiday
parties, and other community events.
The Focus on Us Outreach
newsletter is a quarterly publication
that is distributed to military families
served by the program.
Cudmore-McCarthy said the
information includes community
resource information, activities and
community events.
For more information on the
HMFRC Outreach program, contact
Cudmore-McCarthy at (902) 427-
7209 or 1-888-753-8827.
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