Collected Item: “No Hocus Pocus Door to Door”
Give your story a title.
No Hocus Pocus Door to Door
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Screenshot of a Facebook Post
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
The Mayor of Columbus, MS, Robert Smith, and his office issued a public notice on October 22, 2020 that there should be no door to door trick or treating. In place of door to door trick or treating the city and fellow organizers have planned events for trick or treating throughout the city. This action is helpful and thoughtful for all citizens involved. It allows the citizens to remain safe in their homes if they so wish or it gives citizens the opportunity to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic. Of course social distancing will be practiced for all Halloween events. This is important for children to celebrate a fun holiday while practicing social distancing. Also important to realize the safety and health conditions for others that are at high risk for Covid 19.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#Halloween, #SocialDistancing, #ColumbusMS, #Mississippi, #HocusPocus, #TrickorTreat, #HealthSafety, #ASU485
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://web.archive.org/web/20201023015543if_/https://www.facebook.com/CityofColumbusMS/posts/1539355809597822
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
City of Columbus, MS - Mayor’s Office, Robert Smith
Give this story a date.
2020-10-22