Blake Cerisano is sickened by all the reports of razor blades in kid’s Halloween candy this past week and is afraid it’s going to ruin an important children’s tradition.
So the father of three decided to do something about it.
“I saw all the reports on BayToday with the razor blades showing up. It’s one of those things that you hear and you think it’s an old wives tale, and then it happens right in your own hometown.
“This could effectively ruin Halloween for all the children of North Bay, and that is just something I am not ready to accept.
“My wife and I started getting really scared about trick or treating in the future and we started to hear everyone else being scared by it,” he told BayToday. “That combined with the terrible weather we’ve had over the past 13 years, the trick or treaters in North Bay are dwindling down to nothing, and that’s not fair to the children.”
Cerisano says he began to think of ways he could solve the problem and allow kids to still go out and get a big haul of candy while showing off their costumes to everyone.
He thought he could use his business, Bay at the Moon Productions, to help organize an event that would include various stops for candy and inflatables for kids to play on.
The proposed plan is to rent out a big space and set up a large amount of tables. The tables will be uniquely decorated and run by volunteer families, businesses, and campaign contributors.
A "Haunted House" will be set up for people to travel through.
The event would be free, and to pay for it Cerisano started crowdfunding on the internet last night.
See it here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bay-at-the-moon-pascoe-event-s-safe-halloween
His goal is $2,000.
“The money will cover the rental of the hall, the creation of the Haunted House, and the purchase of all the candy at the event. The idea is to have the kids walk away with a big enough haul of candy so they don't feel cheated out of trick or treating and so they enjoy showing off their costumes to many people all in a safe environment.”
With safety in mind, he’s not asking for candy donations from parents that night, but would already have it on-site.
“Because that opens up the door of the possibility of the candy coming from a different source and who knows what happens to it so the event would purchase all the candy and decorations so that people can just show up and be part of it.
“If I can raise the goal of $2,000 I feel confident I can organize a safe Halloween in a large public area for children and families to come enjoy without concern or fear that they will be injured by simply enjoying their candy the next day.”
