SDCL Halloween EEKstravaganza

10/28/2025

We had so many amazing trunks this year and are so grateful for everyone coming together to make it an EEKstraordinary experience!
Congratulations to the Lorenzo family for taking home not one, but TWO awards this year - The People's Choice Award and Most Inventive Trunk!
And congratulations to Reagan Leenerts for being awarded The Best DIY Trunk!

10/28/2025

What an incredible event! And it just goes to prove that it takes a village to raise an EEK!
This post may be a bit long, but please bear with it, because events like this don't happen without a ton of support from a variety of places!
*Thank you to Team Scheeres Legacy Fund for being our Platinum Sponsor and for believing in our mission of community! Thank you to Kayte Fuqua Locke and WoodmenLife for sponsoring the EEKcellent Pie Baking Contest, and to David Casteel - State Farm Agent for sponsoring our decorations!
*Thank you to the incredible volunteers who came from our library, our community, and businesses across Hamilton County (including Tennessee Valley Authority, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee, and Tennessee Valley Credit Union)! Your hard work made this event so EEKciting!
*Thank you to our "trunkers" who made so many kids smile
*Thank you to everyone who donated candy to the cause that brought on all those smiles
*Thank you to the workers of the City of Soddy-Daisy - Government who helped with set up, ran the sound system, and kept the park sparkling before, during, and after the EEK!
*Thank you to the best Board of Directors a foundation could ever have - you are all superstars!
*And finally, thank you to the greatest community who came out, had fun, let us play, and enjoyed being together - you are why we do what we do! This event, along with everything we do, is all about elevating community and it doesn't happen without your investment in us!
If I have missed anyone, I sincerely apologize and please let me know.
Thank you and here's to an even more EEKxhilarating EEK next year!

10/27/2025

What an absolutely amazing event - get ready for lots of posts with pictures, costumes, and fun!
We're kicking off the posts with the winners of the WoodmenLife EEKcellent Pie Baking Contest!
First Place - Dianne Obanion
Second Place - Aaron Lindorfer
Third Place - Sharla Letham
Thank you to all the entrants, the judges had a brutal time deciding among 7 delicious pies!
Thank you to WoodmenLife for sponsoring the contest, and thank you to Kayte Fuqua Locke, Ellen, and Barbie for taking on the challenge of judging these incredible desserts!

10/23/2025

The EEK Trunk or Treat isn't just about giving out candy, it's a brutal competition to see who has the best-decorated trunk!
3 awards are up for grabs!
Most Inventive Design and Most Creative DIY Design are judged by members of our board, but you, our incredible community, get to vote for The People's Choice Award!
It's going to be tough competition with all these great trunkers!

10/23/2025

Thank you to our community! You're the best!

Do you know what this is?
This is Community answering the call to a need! And we have the best one ever!
Thank you to everyone who has donated candy for the Trunk or Treat during the SDCL Halloween EEKstravaganza! We are so blessed and so grateful for everyone making sure that the kids have an amazing day (and many sugared-up ones to follow!).
We are still accepting candy donations, because there's no such thing as too much candy - ask any kid!😊
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

10/22/2025

🎃 Food Vendor Spotlight 🎃
We are so excited to land a last-minute vendor that has been the talk of the town since they opened! The Tennessee Drifter is run by two incredible ladies who make "Dirty Drinks" - sodas and hot coffees that go to the next level with exciting flavor combinations (non-alcoholic)! Try the Outlaw Drifter, with Dr. Pepper, coconut, vanilla and cream; or the Tennessee Sunset with orange soda, vanilla, marshmallow, and cold foam. They've got a huge menu, or you can build your own!
So when you're feeling parched at the EEK, be sure to stop by the Tennessee Drifter, and quench your thirst with flavor and fun!

10/21/2025

Check out all these great vendors and guests!

10/20/2025

Ready. Set. Bake!

It's not too late to enter your incredible artistry into the WoodmenLife EEKcellent Pie Baking Contest during this Saturday's SDCL Halloween EEKstravaganza! Deadline to enter is this Thursday, October 23 at 6pm. Walk-ins will not be accepted. For details and to enter, visit:
https://forms.gle/Tp7E4auEKMTZ7cEo6

10/20/2025

🎶Special Guest Spotlight🎶
It wouldn't be Halloween without Monster Mash, the Addams Family Theme, or Purple People Eater - so. we can't wait to hear the SDCL's own Ukelear Fusion strolling the EEK and sharing these fun family favorites - go ahead, sing along, you know you want to!

10/19/2025

🎃Food Vendor Spotlight🎃
There's nothing like the scent of fresh, fried empanadas - except the amazing taste of Nonnis Empanadas Chattanooga ! Keep your tummy full of great comfort food as you enjoy the EEK!

10/19/2025

🍭Food Vendor Spotlight🍭
Our next amazing vendor is doubly-sweet! Not only are we EEKstatic to welcome back Magic Wand Candy Co with their delicious assortment of cotton candy and other candy offerings, but they now have a sister booth, the Potion Parlor, with incredible drinks with flavors like Axolotl Splash and Unicorn Tears!

10/18/2025

👻Special Guest Spotlight👻
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ! These incredible cosplayers are joining us for the EEK and bringing characters to life! You never know who may show up - it could be Superman, Tony Stark, Darth Vader - and the list goes on! And as always, they live up to their mission of bringing happiness and joy through costuming, contribute to the local community through costumed charity and volunteer work, and encourage creativity while sharing the fun of pop culture and fandoms with others.