Here’s what’s happening this week in the Chattanooga area.
Candy drive
The nonprofit organization Midtown Connect has announced a communitywide candy drive to help meet the sweets needs of the Midtown Connect Fall Festival & Trunk-or-Treat. The combined event, scheduled 5-8 p.m. Oct. 25 at 5704 Marlin Road, draws 4,000 to 5,000 children each year. To make the celebration possible, Midtown Connect is asking the community to donate unopened bags of individually wrapped candy, with a goal of collecting more than 200,000 pieces of candy. Through Oct. 10, candy bags will be accepted at the Family Justice Center, 5705 Uptain Road, and all branches of the Chattanooga Public Library: 1001 Broad St., 5705 Marlin Road, 1305 Dodson Ave., 278 Northgate Mall Drive and 925 W. 39th St. For more information about the candy drive or the fall festival, contact Mark Holland at mholland@launchchattanooga.org or 423-785-6863.
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