Breann Tait and members of her family alongside members of the Prince Albert Indian and Métis Friendship Centre youth program. (Jaryn Vecchio/paNOW Staff)

By Jaryn Vecchio

Helping Others

P.A. youth donate $500 to family whose Halloween decorations were vandalized

Oct 25, 2023 | 11:59 AM

It was a surprise that left a Prince Albert family speechless.

Several members of the Prince Albert Indian and Métis Friendship Centre’s youth program presented Breann Tait and her family with a $500 cheque to help them replace their Halloween decorations that were vandalized.

“I can’t believe someone actually came and did this, there are good people still in this world,” Tait said.

For the last 18 years, their house in Prince Albert’s East Flat area has been a priority stop for trick-or-treaters. In fact, they handed out candy to over 1,200 trick-or-treaters last year alone.

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However, for some reason this year, multiple inflatables were cut which forced them to consider taking them down.

“I was taking things out and my husband was out with duct tape putting it back on. I was done, four times this year,” said Tait.

The house does have video surveillance which caught the same group of people vandalizing the decorations. Prince Albert Police are investigating and also estimated the total cost of damages to be about $1,000.

Tait added they now plan on keeping up the decorations as the donation reminded them that there are people who appreciate what they do each year. The plan is to use the $500 on new decorations for next year.

Halloween decorations at Breann Tait’s home. (Jaryn Vecchio/paNOW Staff)

Meanwhile, the funds were all raised by members of the Prince Albert Indian and Métis Friendship Centre youth program.

The group previously held a bottle drive, hosted a canteen, and took part in other fundraisers. After hearing about the family’s situation, they decided they wanted to help.

Jacob Peters, the youth representative for Prince Albert Indian and Métis Friendship Centre, said he personally wanted to help as he knows what the family was going through.

“We had our inflatables stolen from our house last Christmas and we weren’t able to do anything about that, so the opportunity to help was a big opportunity,” he said.

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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