Chris West says, “I know I look like Santa Claus but I’m trying to be the king of Halloween.”
And he’s off to a good start. He says he and his family have always loved Halloween. They go all out with decorations starting with a pet cemetery in their front yard, at their home in Nicholasville. But this year they found a way to celebrate in a different way. Honoring someone that they love and helping people that might have a little bit more of a difficult time celebrating.
West says, “This is to get kids Halloween costumes who have been effected by addiction or live in areas that they probably wouldn’t be able to get Halloween costumes.”
This year West started “Scream for Help” to help raise money for the costumes. He also wants to raise awareness. Halloween’s always been a happy time for him until two years ago. That’s when his brother Jeremy Powell overdosed in his home on his son’s floor on Halloween.
West explains, “We’ve been kind of healing from that. But the night we had went to Spirit Halloween and he actually bought his nieces and nephews Halloween costumes, and he was a very giving person.”