There were a dozen or so adults dressed up like firefighters during Forest Grove's downtown Trick or Treat your merchants event this Halloween, but the costumes were pretty realistic. That's because they actually were not costumes at all, they were real firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and they were on hand to pass out not only candy, but glow sticks as well.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Forest Grove Firefighter's Association, Forest Grove Firefighter's Union, and the Forest Grove Police Officer's Union we were able to purchase 1,500 glowsticks to share with the trick or treaters. This is all part of our "Be seen at Halloween" project that is intended to help kids get noticed by passing motorists and avoid the tragedy of a trick or treater being hit by a car. Over the course of the two hour event we were able to hand out all of our glowsticks and we are proud to report that no one was struck by a car during Halloween 2010!
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