LWU 2022 Safe Halloween
LWU students prepared for the visiting children by dressing in costumes related to the theme of their residence hall: Phillips Hall as Disney’s Toy Story; Keefe Hall, pictured, as DreamWork’s Shrek; Parrot Hall as the popular video game Minecraft; and Horton Hall served as a safe “haunted” hall. From left: Jayln Loy and Dana Watts from Russell Springs, Kentucky; Shelby Phillips from Manchester, Kentucky; Cecily Wisdom and Grace Patterson, from Greensburg, Kentucky; and Dakota Purtee, from Ashland, Kentucky.
Jill Smith from Columbia and her son, Jack (dressed as Michael Jackson) wait to join a “Safe Halloween” tour group at LWU’s Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. More than 540 area residents toured the College’s residence halls on Monday night. LWU students wore costumes to hand out candy to the visiting children. College officials say 400 bags of candy were given away during the 28th-annual event.
Freshman Keyarron Goines from Henderson, Kentucky, holds a mask he handmade in the style of “Chucky” from the horror franchise Child’s Play. Goines, a member of the LWU track and field program, said the custom-made Halloween mask took him more than two months to create for the College’s “Safe Halloween” event on Monday night.
LWU students prepared for the visiting children by dressing in costumes related to the theme of their residence hall: Phillips Hall, pictured, as Disney’s Toy Story; Keefe Hall as DreamWork’s Shrek; Parrot Hall as the popular video game Minecraft; and Horton Hall served as a safe “haunted” hall. This was the first year LWU was able to host “Safe Halloween” without restrictions since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
LWU sophomore, Maddie Corbin, hands out candy dressed as the character Donkey from DreamWork’s movie Shrek. More than 540 area children and their families were treated by the LWU community during the College's 28th-annual “Safe Halloween” event.
Wes and Rose Morgan receive a treat from LWU students in Phillips Hall who are dressed as characters from the Disney movie Toy Story on Monday night during LWU’s 28th-annual “Safe Halloween”. The Morgans are followed by their mother, Jolyn, an LWU communication senior from Columbia.
Elsa Diaz, Ian Morales, Tony Morales and Stephanie Morales from Liberty, Kentucky, made the 30-minute drive to Columbia to take part in LWU’s “Safe Halloween.” The foursome said the safe event was worth the extra drive time for their youngest member. More than 400 bags of candy were distributed to children during the College’s annual event.
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