Scary fun returns to the Portuguese Canadian Social Club in late October.
Along the way, the Chatham Goodfellows stand to benefit.
The ninth annual Spooktacular adult party will take place Oct. 27, with local band Walkin’ 47 set to play that night at the club.
Organizers say tickets are $25 each, and about 325 are being sold.
Brian Cox, who along with his wife, Bridget, organizes the event, said it is a labour of love.
“It’s a lot of work, but the Goodfellows help so many families. To us, it’s a very worthwhile cause,” Brian said.
Getting involved in Chatham Goodfellows was a pretty simple process for the Cox clan. Brian, who is employed by Union Gas, said he works with Angela Scott, a staunch Goodfellows supporter and leader at Union Gas.
“She’s fantastic. They’d put out a toy bin and I’d get something to put in it,” Brian said.
But as the Coxes had children of their own, their interest in supporting Goodfellows changed.
“I remember Christmas Day watching my son opening his presents and thinking about the families who don’t have a Christmas,” he said. “I thought the next year we should do a party and we thought we should pick a charity. And I said, ‘I know the charity.’”
Brian, who is also the guitar player in the Spooktacular band, Walkin’ 47, said he had no trouble convincing his bandmates to take part.
“I get cheap labour,” he joked. “We always come up with a themed costume as a band too.”
The Coxes’ fundraising efforts have brought in more than $60,000 and counting for Goodfellows over the years. Their work earned them Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow recognition two years ago.
“That’s something of which I am very proud,” Brian said.
For anyone wanting tickets, which are selling quickly, Brian said, they can contact Scott Aarssen at Chatham Mazda, at 519-401-9226.
