Arts Council Director Thanks Community For Memorable Hometown Halloween Parade
To the Editor:
On Friday, October 27, 2017, more than 1,000 costume-clad community members gathered on Palmer Square Green to join our annual Hometown Halloween Parade — a 30-plus year tradition of family-friendly Halloween fun right here in downtown Princeton. After the amazing Princeton University Marching Band entertained us on the Green, we paraded around Palmer Square to meet up with our friend and co-sponsor, the Princeton Family YMCA. Hundreds and hundreds of children participated in Halloween-themed fun and games, including face painting and the ever-popular trunk or treat. It was a wonderful evening in our community.
On behalf of the Arts Council of Princeton’s Board of Trustees, staff, and members, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the town of Princeton, the Princeton Police Department, Mayor Liz Lempert, Palmer Square Management, co-sponsor, Princeton Family YMCA, KINDsnacks, Princeton High School student volunteers and to the thousands of people who attended.
In this year of ‘firsts’ for me as the Arts Council’s Executive Director, this was a truly memorable event.
Taneshia Nash Laird
Executive Director, Arts Council of Princeton