‘Creepin’ for Critters’ breaks record with more than $12K in donations for Berks ARL | Reading Area

EXETER TWP., Pa. – It was a record-breaking year for the “Creepin’ for Critters” fundraiser.

Neighbors in Exeter Township went all out with their Halloween lawn displays, and the community responded with an overwhelming amount of donations. It’s all for the Animal Rescue League of Berks County.

Organizers say they received more than $10,000 in monetary donations, plus about $1,500 worth of donated supplies.

That’s over $12,000 total and five times more than last year.

What started out with one house grew over the years into multiple houses across Berks County, collecting donations and money to help the ARL.

“We have 15 total houses now in Berks County that are doing this with us,” organizer David O’Donald told 69 News last month. “I think there’s five houses in Exeter. We have Temple, Muhlenberg, Womelsdorf; we even have a couple in other states that asked to get signs and set up.”

Visitors were able to drop off physical donations and donate money through a QR code.

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