The Village of Worth Haunt Against Hunger is an annual
event where residents, adults and children alike, band
together for a good cause and a hauntingly good time.
The goal is to gather food and promote the needs of our
local Food Pantry located at our own United Methodist
Church. This is not a door-to-door food drive. Participants
collect food prior and bring it to the event.

The event is organized by Officer Anthony Ritz of the
Worth Police Department and Webmaster for the Village
of Worth. Village Clerk Bonnie Price, Village Trustee
Colleen McElroy, Pastor Karen Hundrieser and of the
United Methodist Church and "Captain" Mike McElroy
of the Village's Life Safety Committee also participated
in the event and are pictured to the left. Food was also
donated by the Fraternal Order of Police Worth Lodge
#143.

This year's event was visited by Thom Kramer, the
originator of Chicagoland's Haunts Against Hunger
and Robert Miller and his character "The Reaper!"
We would also like to make a special thanks to
Lt. Martin Knolmayer and Ofc. Robert Petersen for
their assistance in the success of this project.

Key to this event is our Village Home Owners who
spice up our lives by decorating their homes and
front yards. This event capitalizes on our resident's
creativity. Home Owners become active characters
in our event by dressing up in horrifically frightening
costumes and distributing candy and other novelties
to our walking parade of evil participants.

This year's event occurred on Sunday October 24th. To
donate food post event please contact our food pantry or
email Officer Anthony Ritz to arrange a pick up. Also, to
participate in next year's event, please email Officer
Anthony Ritz with your information. We are looking
for haunted homes to visit, characters to march with our
neighborhood kids and parents, and antique vehicles
and hearses to guide our way. A project meeting will
be scheduled in the Summer of 2011.