Photograph by Diane BetzlerA huge turnout of trick-or-treaters bombarded the William J. “Pete” knight Veterans Home in Lancaster, Calif., Halloween afternoon. The kiddos had fun collecting treats from resident veterans and the resident vets had just as much fun dressing up and handing out treats.
Some eight years ago Lancaster, Calif., resident Alexis Gillespie brought several young students from I Lead Lancaster Charter School to the William J. “Pete” Knight Veterans Home to share in some Trick or Treat fun with the local resident veterans.
“By the third year the word was out and everybody wanted to come,” said Gillespie. She said as a result, what started out as a nice gesture soon became a regular event.
This Halloween children from several local schools joined in the fun and shared their trick-or-treating fun with the residents of the local veterans’ home.
Photograph by Diane BetzlerLocal resident Rebecca Rischar aka Pooh Bear brought her children to the William J. “Pete” Knight Veterans Home Halloween afternoon to play trick or treat with the many residents of the home. Pictured here is Pooh Bear Rebecca, her 6-year-old son Elias aka Pikachu and her 8-year-old daughter Melody the unicorn.
Photograph by Diane BetzlerTwo-and-a-half-year-old fireman Benjamin Stevens was on hand at the local veterans’ home this Halloween to ensure the Trick-or-Treat event was orderly and safe for all those attending.
Photograph by Diane BetzlerLucas Olnezo, 6, a Westwind School student couldn’t wait to fill his pumpkin with goodies.
Photograph by Diane BetzlerToy Story’s Jessie, aka Kayla Gewirtz and her son, 1-year-old Isaac, or baby Woody, shared some Halloween fun with the resident veterans at the local veterans’ home.
Photograph by Diane BetzlerResidents at the local veterans’ home enjoyed handing out treats to their Halloween visitors.
Photograph by Diane BetzlerThe littlest wolf, 1 and a-half year-old Sammy Slores was ready to huff and puff and blow your house down if you didn’t give him a treat!
