Trick or Treat Under the Sea A Success!

The N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s seventh annual Trick or Treat Under the Sea was a huge success thanks to the community, vendors and donors. Over 2,300 visitors enjoyed indoor trick-or-treating from local businesses and organizations that decorated booths set up among the exhibits and galleries.

Kids of all ages also enjoyed Scotty the Pirate Magician, playing games, seeing alligators bobbing for apples, fishes munching on jack-o-lanterns and scary divers in the Aquarium’s 235,000 gallon Cape Fear Shoals tank.

The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher would like to thank the following booth vendors:

• Atlantic Chiropractic
• Bluewater Carpet Solutions
• Dr. Henry D. Browning IV, DDS
• Carolina Hurricane Shutters
  
• Chips Computers
• Costco
• Coastal Tumble Gym
• Fan Boy Comics
  
• Golden Corral
• Federal Point Family Practice
• Mad Science / Sandpiper Subs
• Mary Kay Cosmetics
  
• Med Care of North Caorlina
• Microtel Inn and Suites
• Preferred Alternatives
• RE/MAX Coastal Properties
• Sea-Comm Media
• Shoreview Medical Associates
• Simply Play
• Snip It Inc. / Great Clips
• Sylvan Learning Center
• Taylor's Heating and Air
• Dr. Skip Tyson, DDS
• Sound Decisions
• Urgent Care of Wilmington
• Well Care
• Wilmington Ice House
  

Judges Rhonda Bellamy with WAAV 980 AM, Meghan Packer with WWAY TV3 and Kim Ratcliff with WECT had the difficult task of choosing winners in the booth decorating contest. Congratulations to first place winners Urgent Care of Wilmington, second place winners Mad Science / Sandpiper Subs and third place winners Dr. Skip Tyson, DDS for their amazingly creative booths.

“This event isn’t possible without our booth vendors and donors who contribute to the evening’s festivities,” Terry Bryant, events coordinator said.

Special thanks to the following donors and volunteers:

• McAnderson’s (McDonald’s)
• BB&T
• Best Buy
• Bon Appetit
• Chick-fil-A / Chick-fil-A Cow Character
• Coastal K-9 Bakery
• Costco
• Got-em-on Live Bait Club
• Island Florals by Roxanne
• Island Gazette
• N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher Volunteers
• Ocean Grill
• On Time Marketing
• Snip It Inc. / Great Clips
• Tarheel Challenge Parking Volunteers
• Town of Kure Beach
• Two Guys Grill
• UNC Wilmington Seahawk Character
• Wilmington Ice House
• Wilmington Media

*Photo: First place booth winners: The Graveyard Band