Operation Halloween Forecast – This Weekend!

It is our great honor to announce that the Southern Ocean Rotary Club and The Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts of America have requested Weather NJ to provide their 5th annual 2016 Operation Halloween weather forecast!

Operation Halloween is a charity Halloween festival that includes both scary and kid-friendly fun that is hosted by the Southern Ocean Rotary Club and The Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts of America. The event is held Friday and Saturday, October 28-29 at the Joseph A Citta Scout Reservation located at 229 Brookville Road in Barnegat, NJ.

FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN (4-7 PM)

Pumpkin Street
Loaded with kids games, activities, and great food there is something for everyone on Pumpkin Street. The whole family can trick or treat, roam a hay maze, paint a pumpkin, or make their own scarecrow at one of the booths hosted by local non-profit groups. Pumpkin Street also features a bounce house and other inflatable fun.

Munchkin Hayride
The whole family can enjoy this scare-free daytime ride through the beautiful woods of the Citta Scout Reservation.

HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS (7-10 PM):

Zombie Outbreak
The legions of the undead have risen and begun to feed on the living. Fear not, the ZCA has been called into action. Our team of highly trained Anti-Zombie Commandos will cover you as you make your way through infected zone to safety. What could possibly go wrong?

One Step Beyond
Ocean Acres most famous Halloween haunt has joined Operation Halloween. Take a tour through the woods where strange forces are at work and nothing is what it seems.

Jersey Devil Hayride
Climb aboard the tractor for the Jersey Devil haunted hayride and see the worst that the haunted New Jersey Pine Barrens has to offer.

WEATHER NJ SPECIAL EVENT FORECAST

Friday (Oct 28) daytime high temperatures should reach into the upper-50s. Skies should be partly sunny and breezy out of the W/NW. Winds will subside however as temperatures fall into the 40s after sunset.

Saturday (Oct 29) daytime high temperatures should just break 70. Skies should feature a mixed-bag of sun and clouds during the day but mostly cloudy skies during evening hours. Winds should be light-to-breezy out of the SW during the day and relaxed out of the SW heading into overnight hours as temperatures dip into the lower-50s.

Both days and nights look like hoodie/jacket weather. Perfect Halloween weekend weather in my opinion for an event such as this. I’ll be there so come find me in the zombie infested pine barrens. Hope to see you all there. Please be safe! JC

BENEFICIARIES

100% of the proceeds from Operation Halloween go to benefit the many participating charities. The primary beneficiaries are the hosts of the event: The Southern Ocean Rotary Club and The Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts of America.

With over 1.2 million members worldwide, Rotary is made up of three parts: at the heart of Rotary are local clubs that are supported by Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. Proceeds from Operation Halloween in the past have gone to support scholarships for local students and local habitat for humanity construction projects as well as donations to Polio Plus and Shelter Box to support humanitarian relief efforts overseas.

Boy Scouts of America – Jersey Shore Council, headquartered in Toms River, serves more than 6,000 young people in Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic, and Cape May counties. Proceeds from Operation Halloween in the past have helped support the many community service projects the Scouts perform as well as make upgrades and repairs to the facilities at the Joseph A Citta Scout Reservation in Brookville, where the event is held.

In addition to the Scouts and Rotarians, there are also several other non-profit groups who support and benefit from the event as vednors and volunteers. These have included: Hometown Heroes, Zonta, Habitat for Hummanity, Healing the Hurting Places, Polio Plus, Shelter Box, Local Interract Clubs, Various local Boyscout Troops and Various local Rotary Clubs.

Image by Greg Molyneux Photography

ADMISSION:

Tickets will be sold at the gate.

From 4-7PM, $5 admission includes the Munchkin Hayride (non-scary) along with the bounce house and other inflatable fun.

From 7-10PM, $10 admission includes Zombie Outbreak, One Step Beyond, and The Jersey Devil Hayride.

Don’t forget to bring your discount flyer with you. You can print it out or show us the flyer on your smarphone/tablet.

Don’t forget to check into the facebook event (link below) when you get to the camp. This is much appreciated as it naturally helps us advetise the best ten bucks you can spend in October. Thanks!

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Jonathan Carr

Jonathan Carr (JC) is the founder and sole operator of Weather NJ, New Jersey’s largest independent weather reporting agency. Since 2010, Jonathan has provided weather safety and forecasting services for New Jersey and immediate surrounding areas through the web and social media. Originally branded as Severe NJ Weather (before 2014), Weather NJ is proud to bring you accurate and responsible discussions ahead of high-stakes weather scenarios that impact the garden state. All Weather. All New Jersey.™