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Walkersville Business and Professional Association outlines trunk-or-treat, community show and library programs
Summary
Bob Sussman, representing the Walkersville Business and Professional Association, reported on fall activities including a trunk-or-treat fundraiser tied to the Friends of the Walkersville Library on Oct. 31, participation in the Glade Valley Community Show Sept. 23–25, and library promotions for September.
Bob Sussman, representing the Walkersville Business and Professional Association, gave a report on upcoming fall events and community programming.
Sussman said the WBPA’s "bread and butter" is the Halloween trunk-or-treat on Friday, Oct. 31, which the Friends of the Walkersville Library will host as a fundraiser. He described it as a rain-or-shine community event that in many years has drawn hundreds of attendees and noted parking spots at the library will be sold for $25 as a direct donation to the Friends of the Library. “This annual event is a fundraiser for the Friends group,” Sussman said.
He also said the WBPA will be represented at the Glade Valley Community Show (listed in the packet as Tuesday–Thursday, Sept. 23–25), where the organization will staff a table and participate in a cake auction and a milkshake contest. Sussman noted A Bloom florist will donate items to raffle for both the Friends and the WBPA and that volunteers will staff activities.
Sussman raised a question about whether a food truck (the Whistle Stop) could park on Glade Street outside the library for an hour or so during the trunk-or-treat; he said he would contact the town manager to coordinate with the police department, which has volunteered traffic presence in past years. The commission agreed to follow up and to confirm permits or permissions as needed.
He added that September is library card-signup month and that the Walkersville Library will continue to run programs supporting teens and adults and offering resources for current and new business startups.
Next steps: WBPA and EDC members will follow up on food-truck permissions and event volunteer staffing for the trunk-or-treat and the community show.
