Menifee万圣节家居装饰赛进入公众投票 10月20日截止、23日公布优胜名单
Menifee讯——位于加州河滨县的Menifee市，据 Menifee 市政府10月7日发布的秋季活动公告，该市年度万圣节家居装饰比赛「Haunt Your House」已进入公众投票阶段：居民可于10月16日至20日期间，通过市府官网的互动地图为自己最喜欢的参赛住宅投票；比赛各组别优胜者由评审团评定，全部获奖名单将于10月23日在市府社交媒体与特别活动页面公布。参赛报名已于10月12日截止。
这项比赛是 Menifee 今秋市府社区活动系列之一。同系列活动还包括10月17日下午4时至8时在 Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee Campus（28237 La Piedra Rd.）举行的年度秋季庆典，以及10月24日在同一地点举行的亡灵节（Día de los Muertos）庆祝活动。
据市府公告，秋季庆典延续该市对「家庭暴力防治月」的长期支持：向本地非营利机构 Alternatives to Domestic Violence 捐赠清洁用品或整瓶装洗护用品的参加者，可免费领取儿童游乐区手环，现金与 Venmo 捐款亦可，所得将全数交予该机构。庆典内容包括家庭、青少年（17岁及以下）与宠物服装比赛、社区表演、现场音乐与娱乐、Sun City Cruizers 车友会主持的「后备箱讨糖」，以及餐饮与手工艺摊位。
Voting Open in Menifee's 'Haunt Your House' Halloween Decorating Contest Through October 20
Menifee — Menifee is a city in Riverside County, California. Menifee's annual Halloween home-decorating contest, "Haunt Your House," has entered its public voting phase, according to the city's fall events announcement posted October 7. Residents can vote for their favorite entered home through an interactive map on the city's website from October 16 through October 20. Category winners will be crowned by a panel of judges, and all winners will be announced on the city's social media and special events webpage on Friday, October 23. Entries closed on October 12.
The contest is part of the city's fall community event series, which also includes the annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 17, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mt. San Jacinto College's Menifee Campus (28237 La Piedra Rd.), and a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at the same venue on October 24.
Per the city, the Fall Festival continues Menifee's long-standing commitment to Domestic Violence Awareness Month: attendees who donate cleaning supplies or a full-sized toiletry item to Alternatives to Domestic Violence, a local nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of abuse and supporting families in need, receive a free kid-zone wristband; cash and Venmo donations are also accepted, with all proceeds going directly to the organization. Festival highlights include costume contests for families, youth 17 and under, and pets; community performances; live music and entertainment; a trunk-or-treat hosted by the Sun City Cruizers; and food and craft vendors.
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图片来源：图：Menifee的Central Park（资料图），市府社区活动常在此一带举行。图片来源：Pf1127，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。Photo: Central Park in Menifee (file photo). Image: Pf1127, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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