- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
Halloween Carnival
ORGANIZATION: FRIENDS OF THE YPSILANTI FREIGHTHOUSE
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
We're looking for friendly faces and helping hands to make our first-ever Treat Street Block Party a success! We need help with set up, clean up, station monitoring, and game hosting! There are lots of opportunities for both groups and individuals to volunteer.
The Ypsilanti Freighthouse presents: Treat Street, a Depot Town block party!
Calling all pumpkin lovers and bat fanatics! Scarecrows and not-so-scare crows! Come celebrate fall and all things Halloween as we take over the neighborhood for a night of family-friendly fun!
- Earn candy prizes at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse's carnival games! Pumpkin bowling, cake walks and more will give you a (free!) shot at earning the season's real currency: candy.
- Watch a family-friendly movie while sitting in Cross street. Be sure to bring a blanket or chairs, and order dinner to go from your favorite Depot Town restaurant! Movie announcement TBD.
- Decorate your luminary for All Hallows Illumination of Frog Island with The Eyrie!
- Use upcycled materials to make your best Halloween costume yet with SCRAP Box!
- Vote for your favorite decorated car with our Trunk or Treat car display. Trick or treat along along Cross Street as you check out creative and fun car displays!
- Treat or treat at our local businesses and earn raffle prizes with our business scavenger hunt!
Face painting, entertainers and more will be filling Cross Street for an evening of well-mannered frivolity. All ages welcome! Costumes encouraged, but not required!
More opportunities with FRIENDS OF THE YPSILANTI FREIGHTHOUSE
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About FRIENDS OF THE YPSILANTI FREIGHTHOUSE
Location:
PO BOX 970919, YPSILANTI, MI 48197, US
Mission Statement
The Ypsilanti Freighthouse is a city-owned structure managed by the Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse (FOYF). The FOYF is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization with the mission of managing, preserving and cultivating the heritage of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse. Our goal is to create a sustainable business structure, while promoting inclusive community participation by providing an environmentally sound gathering place for recreation, celebration, arts, education and local activities.
Description
Built in 1878, the Ypsilanti Freighthouse originally served as the distribution center for rail-bound goods. Now owned by the city of Ypsilanti and operated, managed and cared for by the non-profit Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse, the facility serves as a gathering space for private and community events alike. Each event booked in this historic space helps fund and pay for keep this space preserved for generations to come.
From Threads All Arts Festival, non-profit galas, First Fridays Ypsilanti events, and town hall meetings to personal milestones like weddings, anniversaries, reunions and graduation parties, the space plays host to a myriad of celebratory moments in the lives of Ypsilanti's diverse community.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
100 Market PlaceYpsilantiYpsilanti, MI 48198
DATE POSTED
October 11, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Up to 6 hours, depending on the station you'd like to help with