4 OCTOBER 28, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Glendale Halloween parade expecting hundreds
BY JULIA MORO
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Glendale Kiwanis will host its
annual Halloween parade with
a costume contest starting at 2
p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31.
The Glendale Kiwanis Halloween
Parade started in 1966 and is now the
oldest Halloween event in New York
City. Community Board 5 Chair Vincent
Arcuri said the event was originally
started as an attempt to reduce
vandalism on Halloween.
“It practically eliminated vandalism,”
Arcuri said. “You don’t see painting and
stuff all over the place because they’re
kept busy.”
The parade starts at 65th Street and
Myrtle Avenue at 2 p.m. and goes into
St. Pancras School Yard on 68th Street,
where there will be a costume contest.
Every child participating will get a bag
of goodies.
The event started after longtime
Glendale resident, Jim Donnellan, decided
he wanted a Halloween parade in
his hometown. Donnellan put together
the parade with just $100 from a local
sponsor.
“The year of the fi rst parade, 1966, the
committee consisted of Artie and Ronnie
LaFres, my wife Kitty and myself,”
Donnellan told the Ridgewood Times in
1999. “Kitty made up posters announcing
the forthcoming parade, and I went
to local merchants and bought $100
worth of prizes. In those days, $100 was
a lot of money.”
Glendale Kiwanis started sponsoring
the event in the ’70s, which Donnellan
said helped it grow.
“Many years have passed since that
first Halloween parade, and many
File photo by Dean Moses
generations have marched on Halloween
night,” Donnellan said. “Thanks to
the members of the Glendale Kiwanis
Club, the parade gets bigger and better
every year.”
Ridgewood Property Owners & Civic Association
General Membership Meeting
Thursday, November 4th at 7:00 pm
at the Ridgewood Presbyterian Church
59-14 70 Avenue between Forest Ave and 60th Street (entrance on ground floor Senior Citizen’s Center)
Come Celebrate the The 90th Anniversary
Cele b r a t e t h e T h e 9 0 t h A nniversary
Association
of the Founding of
the Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association
All Our Elected Officials Have Been Invited To Cut The Anniversary Cake
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo
State Senator Michael Gianaris
Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar
Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi
Councilman Robert Holden
Councilman Antonio Reynoso
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
Congresswoman Grace Meng
As per NYC regulations, bring vaccination card. We encourage mask wearing.
We are serving food from Frank's Deli along with the anniversary cake and beverages.
All new and potential members of RPOCA are encouraged to attend,
renew your membership, and celebrate the holidays.
Please call Paul Kerzner at 718-381-3366 to discuss new membership
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