CAMDEN — Halloween is a time for young people to dress up as their favorite cartoon character, music artist or superhero. It’s also a holiday that The American Legion believes children and parents should know how to observe safely.

War Memorial Post 30-American Legion, located at 91 Pearl Street in Camden, will again be providing free parking in their lot beginning at 4 p.m. on Halloween evening. “We will also be handing out a free glow in the dark necklace to any child who wants one,” said Jeff Sukeforth, Post Adjunct. “Our goal is to help ensure the safety of the kids as they are walking about on Pearl Street and we feel that a glow necklace is the perfect way to have the kids be seen.”

Post 30 members will be on site at 4 p.m. to help folks get parked and to hand out the necklaces. Everything is free, but donations will be accepted if anyone wishes to pitch in a little something which will be put into the post’s new furnace fund. Sukeforth said that the Legion is hoping to replace their aging furnace which is over 40 years old. Anyone who wishes to make a donation to the post furnace fund can do so by using the Go Fund Me page at: www.gofundme.com/war-memorial-post-30-furnace-fund.

The American Legion’s brochure, “Make Halloween a Fun and Safe Night,” provides trick-or-treating safety tips to keep in mind on Halloween. The brochure can be downloaded on the Legion’s publication web page at www.legion.org/publications, under Children and Youth.