Halloween came a little early Thursday night as patients, families, and staff at Shriners Children’s Erie gathered for an evening filled with costumes, candy, and community spirit.<\/p>\n
The hospital hosted its annual Trunk-or-Treat event in the parking lot, welcoming nearly 400 children for a night of festive fun. Young visitors made their way through more than 30 creatively themed vehicles, collecting treats and enjoying a variety of Halloween displays.<\/p>\n
Among the highlights were appearances by Spirit Halloween and members of Therapy Dogs United, who helped bring extra smiles to children and families throughout the evening.<\/p>\n
The event provided an opportunity for patients, siblings, and community members to celebrate the season in a safe and welcoming environment. Organizers say the annual tradition continues to grow each year, bringing together volunteers, local organizations, and hospital staff to create a memorable experience.<\/p>\n
For many of the young patients receiving care at Shriners Children’s, the Trunk-or-Treat has become a beloved tradition and a bright spot during their medical journeys, offering an evening focused on fun, friendship, and making lasting memories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween came a little early Thursday night as patients, families, and staff at Shriners Children’s Erie gathered for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,21848,731],"class_list":["post-308118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-shriners-children","tag-trunk-or-treat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}