Thank you to everyone who took part in the 41st annual Tapley’s Halloween festivities. Our wonderful neighbourhood once again pulled out all stops from the artistically carved pumpkins to the themed houses and fabulous costumes with 46 neighbours participating. We welcomed more than 1,000 local children and parents to trick or treat on a lovely dry night. It was encouraging to see so many kids and families dressed up, and that we were able to gather to celebrate Whistler’s longest-standing community tradition.
We greatly appreciate the generous candy donations from Nesters Market, Your Independent Grocers, Creekside Market, The Grocery Store, and Fresh St. Market, which enabled us to provide 350 pieces to each household this year. We collected more than 16,000 pieces of candy through local donations and estimate that more than 40,000 pieces were distributed as neighbours always generously enhance donations to meet the demand. Thanks to everyone who donated at our collection boxes around town as well as the support of Myrtle Philip Community School, Spring Creek Community School, Waldorf, Whistler Children’s Centre and Teddy Bear Daycare.
A big shout out to Bruce Stewart and Nesters Market for their continued sponsorship of the spectacular fireworks display and hot chocolate. Special thanks to the Whistler Fire Association and its members for safely igniting the fireworks and handing out hot chocolate, to the RCMP officers for their ongoing support, and to BC Transit, Whistler Marketplace, Fastpark and the Resort Municipality of Whistler for organizing the free parking and shuttle, and to Waldorf School for decorating the bus. Also thanks to Pique Newsmagazine, Mountain FM and IHost for your generous promotional support. A huge thank you to the Whistler Community Foundation for the Small Neighbourhood Grant to support the entrance and Whistler Balloon Works for the display.
Thank you to the Whistler Secondary Community School Leadership Team and the 20 enthusiastic student volunteers coordinated by Vice Principal John Hall for manning the entrance and supporting our “We Scare Hunger” campaign. Together, we raised $4,025 in cash donations and 174kg of non-perishable food donations for the Whistler Food Bank, which were gratefully received by Whistler Community Services Society.
Thanks to our amazing Tapley’s volunteers including Sue Hargrave, Ilesa McAuliffe, Dianne Foster, Linda Gustafson, Jordan Kobelka, Christine Dennstedt and Christine Cowan.
Our Whistler spirit is alive and well in Tapley’s neighbourhood! See you next year for our 42nd edition!
