It’s October and everyone knows what that means. Trunk-or-Treat time! Once again, Potomac Falls Key Club and UNICEF are hosting their annual Trunk-or-Treat event.

“Trunk-or-Treat is an event aimed toward kids who can’t go trick-or-treating because of where they live or they can’t go out at night,” said Key Club President, Junior Jocci Hawk.

Trunk-or-Treat is a free community event that provides a safe and secure environment for little kids who live in apartments,  or unable to trick or treat in the dark on Halloween.

“The event is free, but we have a donation table to spread the world about the Eliminate Project and collect donations,” said Junior Evy Koon, Creative Director.

Trunk-or-Treat not only helps with raising money for Kiwanis Eliminate Project but also it gives Key Club members the opportunity to earn their required volunteer hours.

The Eliminate Project is what Key Club, along with UNICEF, raises money for. It helps mothers and their newborn children in third world countries who are infected with Tetanus.

“Tetanus is caused by unsterile supplies used when delivering babies, and it kills 60,000 newborns and mothers every year,” said Koon.

Three Tetanus vaccinations cost roughly about $1.80 and provides protection to a mother and her babies. One vaccination is enough to immunize a mother and her future babies. Trunk-or-Treat is a free event for the community but it helps spread the word about Tetanus in these countries where people can’t afford the vaccinations.

It is called Trunk-or-Treat because instead of going from house to house in the dark, upperclassmen are encouraged to bring their cars into the Potomac Falls parking lot and decorate their trunks. And just like when kids go from house to house they get the same experience here. Key Club members and UNICEF are sitting in their trunks and giving out candy. Over the years many Key Club and UNICEF members go all out when decorating their car for Trunk-or-Treat.

“One that stood out to me in the past was a trunk decorated with many spiderwebs and Halloween themed decorations. I could tell a bunch of time and effort went into getting that trunk ready,” said Junior Raghu Srinivasan, Vice President .

The one thing that most Key Clubbers look forward to when volunteering for Trunk-or-Treat are the kids.

“There is nothing more exciting than seeing the little kids in their cute costumes” said Junior Ayse Ozkan, Secretary.

At Trunk-or-Treat there are more activities the kids can do instead of walking around getting candy. There is a cake walk where Key Clubbers bring in baked goods for the kids to win. Some say that seeing the kids’ expressions are the best part or Trunk-or-Treat. The look in the kids’ eyes when they see the decorations and the candy being passed must be absolutely priceless, not to mention all the baked food galore.