DACC To Hold Halloween Fest and Costume Drive

Kids and adults of all ages are invited to Doña Ana Community College (DACC)'s Halloween Festival for an evening of trick-or-treating and fun.   
The Halloween Festival will be held on Saturday, October 26th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DACC East Mesa campus, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., in the courtyard. The free event is hosted by the DACC Office of Admissions. There will be a haunted house, costume contest, trick-or-treating, live entertainment and games & activities.  
DACC’s Financial Aid office continues to accept new/gently used costumes for a drive benefiting students at Chaparral Elementary School. The costumes will be donated to underprivileged children who may not be able to dress up due to monetary restraints or other reasons.  
Donations of gently used or new costumes can be dropped off at any DACC Financial Aid office at the following locations:  
  • East Mesa campus, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd.  
  • Gadsden center, 1700 E. O’Hara Rd. in Anthony, NM 
  • Sunland Park center, 3365 McNutt Rd., in Sunland Park, NM  
  • Espina campus, 3400 S. Espina St. 

The deadline to donate is Friday, October 11th at 5 p.m.