10/31/2025
๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐.๐
It is with a very heavy heart that I share this message. As many of you know, every year on October 31st, Just Cares, Inc. proudly hosts our Annual Fall Festival in Downtown Lakeland โ a safe, family-friendly alternative to Halloween. ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ.
Please know this decision was not made lightly. Just Cares has always prided itself on creating memorable, meaningful, and uplifting community events. After what has recently taken place, we simply would not be able to deliver the kind of experience our community deserves.
All candy and donations that were received will be used for other upcoming Just Cares events โ and, of course, saved for next yearโs Fall Festival on October 31st, 2026. Planning has already begun, and we canโt wait to make it our best one yet.
We sincerely apologize for letting anyone down and ask for your understanding and continued support as we work to move forward.
Our next event will be โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: โ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ !โ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐. We invite you to join us as we honor all who have served and continue to serve our country.
If you have any questions, would like to sponsor, or want to volunteer, please donโt hesitate to contact me directly at (863) 812-0649. Our events are 100% community-funded, and your support โ whether through donations, time, or spreading the word โ means the world to us.
Thank you all for your understanding, compassion, and ongoing belief in what we do.
~ Sincerely,
Kevin Rios
President, Just Cares, Inc.