last weekend was the rosedale healthy halloween festival in whitmore park, across the street from the rosedale development assocation office.
(backstory: it was the same day as national portfolio day, so i didn't think i was going to get to help out, even though my whole beloved ultragroup was going to be there, so i was very sad, but then i tried that magical trick called "communication" and i negotiated with my kcai boss to let me work a half-day so i could go to rosedale as well!)
because i discovered with some amount of late notice that i could attend in the first place, erin had already staffed the stations with volunteers, but spares and backups are always handy during events like this, so abby and i (as well as my boyfriend and his roommate, who just-so-happened to be in town that weekend for a concert, and as such, got roped into helping out too) turned up to see how useful we could be.
the extra gentlemen i brought played a terrific, ongoing, and variable game of something that was kinda like hackey-soccer with a bunch of fast and mighty kid-athletes, as well as helping brumstrong with the masks.
i helped produce some masks, took some pictures, did some wicked dancing with abby, heidi, & the little girls of rosedale, and then really hit my stride when mckenzie wanted a break and let me paint faces. i doled out tremendous mustaches to young and old alike, as well as pumpkins, spiders, kitty whiskers, hearts, and one power rangers lightning bolt i had to google on my smartphone to figure out before a little boy started to cry.
it was a fabulous experience, and so genuinely fun for everyone of all ages, volunteers, organizers, and most of all, festival-goers. it was great to see rosedale families taking part in the opportunities that exist in their community, and all the kids having such a good time at a neighborhood party that proves you don't have to be unhealthy to have fun.
