The occupants of a Winnipeg Street home in St. John’s are scaring people far and wide with their annual ‘haunting’ all for a cause.
Roger Nicholl of 26 Winnipeg Street has been attracting rubber neckers and trick or treaters for some time with his spooky and elaborate Halloween display, and this year, they’re giving back to the community with a fundraiser.
He told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly that this year’s display includes a trunk with which they’re hoping to collect food donations for Bridges to Hope.
Nicholl calls it a ‘trick or trunk.’ If people bring by a non-perishable food item between 2:00 and 4:00 this Saturday, they can get a treat from the trunk.
In the meantime, they’re accepting donations “24-7”. Nicholl estimates they saw about 1,500 visitors last Halloween night, with hundreds more taking in the display on a daily basis.
In past years they’ve seen as many as 150 to 200 people either driving by or stopping in for a gawk and a chat.