(Pictured l-r): Last year’s Jones and Bullion Street Trick-or-Treaters: Annie Bryant, Jade Bondshu, Kylee and Alexa Morrow, and Kayla Johnson
As the residents of Jones and Bullion Street prepare for this year’s trick-or-treaters, Soroptimist International of Mariposa is working to help those neighborhoods weather the economic costs of the holiday. For a second year, the Soroptimist Candy Drive is looking for donations to help Jones and Bullion Street residents meet the needs of the close to 1,000 children that make their way along those streets on Halloween night.
A popular destination for many in the area, Jones and Bullion Streets are seen by many parents as a safe alternative for their children, leaving the trick-or-treating responsibilities to the residents of those houses. Once children begin to fill the streets on Halloween night, the Mariposa County Sheriff closes off the area to vehicular traffic.
Soroptimist hopes to gather enough candy and donations to provide five to six bags of candy to each home, offering much needed assistance and support to the street's homeowners.
Soroptimist is asking the community to donate unopened candy bags. Even if someone doesn't have the time to buy candy themselves, Soroptimist has set up a donation jar at the Mariposa Gazette, Happy Burger Diner and Starchman & Bryant Law Offices, where individuals, or businesses that would like to contribute, can donate money to the cause, and then candy and treats will be purchased on their behalf.
With Halloween just around the corner, there isn't much time left to get those donations in. Organizers would like all donations to be dropped off by Wednesday, Oct. 28, so that there is time for the candy to be delivered and distributed prior to Saturday night's festivities. Donations of unopened candy bags can be dropped off at Pioneer Market, Starchman & Bryant Law Offices, Happy Burger Diner, Ace Hardware, Bootjack Market, Coast Hardware, Donuts A Go-Go, Human Services, the Government Center, Midpines Market, the Oasis, Pioneer Market, Pizza Factory, Sal’s, and Triangle Market. For more information about this event or Soroptimist International of Mariposa, contact Dianne Fritz at (209) 769-1451, visit us on-line at: simariposa.org or find us on Facebook.
