Students from BSC and Brockton High participated in Halloween for Hunger.

No Tricks, Only Treats for Charity

Posted on November 17, 2008 - Permalink
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While most area young people were collecting candy on Halloween, students from Bridgewater and Brockton High School spent the night trick-or-treating for goods to donate to charity as part of a national program founded by a BSC professor.

Halloween for Hunger is now an international program, and it was only fitting that BSC's Dr. Jonathan White this year headed up a team of costumed do-gooders to make the local rounds: He founded the program back when he was in college.

The philanthropic revelers, dressed as everything from superheroes to clowns, included participants of the college's mentoring program with Brockton High School, named FAM for Change, along with BSC students.

Also in tow was Kenny Monteiro, FAM for Change's program manager, representing the college's Office of College and Community Partnerships.

The trick or treaters gathered more than 600 canned goods, nonperishable foods and personal-care items from local houses. All these products were donated to the Bridgewater Food Pantry and Father Bills & MainSpring House in Brockton.

Daniel Kent, '09, a BSC mentor and member of the Kappa Delta Phi social fraternity which is dedicated to community service, co-organized this year's event and noted its importance.

"I think it's one of the best programs I've ever been involved with, as anyone can do it and it benefits the community," he said. "Helping organize this program was the best part of mentoring, seeing through the kids' eyes they can make a difference." (Photo submitted; story by Rob Matheson, Office of Institutional Communications)

A story about the event appeared in The Brockton Enterprise. Click here to read it.