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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe were the first professional haunted house in Waverly Hills Sanatorium,\u201d Cliff said. \u201cI ran that for two years before I moved out to California, and I mean, I’ve been going strong ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Halfway to Halloween sported over 70 vendors from all over Middle Tennessee and several from as far as Kentucky and Pennsylvania. In addition, all proceeds benefited the Coffee County Rescue Squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey’ve been in this town for 60 years, giving to this county and surrounding counties,\u201d Cliff said. \u201cTo be able to give back to them like that\u2026 really gives you the sense of community.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the end, they raised around $475. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cliff said running events like this can be incredibly stressful, often because of things you can\u2019t control. Weather can ruin outside events, and vendors and celebrities sometimes cancel last minute. While some of their family members helped run the event, most of the planning was done by the Allens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou’re pretty much doing all this on your own \u2014 going out, getting your sponsors, getting your vendors, finding a good nonprofit, securing the building, securing insurance,\u201d Cliff said. \u201cThere’s a lot behind the scenes that people don’t realize.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Part of the success of their events comes from the relationships they build with their vendors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe actually care and go around to every single vendor before the night is through to make sure they’re doing okay,\u201d Cliff said. \u201cWe want to make sure that they\u2019re coming back and that it\u2019s going to be beneficial for both parties.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not the first event they\u2019ve put together, and it certainly won\u2019t be the last. The Allens put together a St. Patrick’s Day event earlier in the year, and there are no less than three more events in the works this year. Upcoming is a celebration of the \u201980s on August 19, a Zombie Walk on October 13, and a Dark Christmas Faire on December 2. Information about the events can be found at ladyfrightsemporium.com. GN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HALLOWEEN IS one of the best times of the year as kids (and adults) dress up and go door to door, asking for as many candies and sweets as possible. Unfortunately, October 31 only comes once a year \u2014 or does it? This year, on May 6, Cliff and Kayla Allen of Lady Fright\u2019s Emporium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/3-4-1024x683.png\")
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