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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children at Beeghly Oak's Fall Festival on Oct. 23 pet the rabbits brought in for the petting zoo from Lynn Pony Farm.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the children at the Beeghly Oaks Fall Festival on Oct. 23 played in the pumpkin patch.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Some of the residents enjoyed the performance from country band Sarah Warner and Friends during the Fall Festival at Beeghly Oaks on Oct. 23.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Chris McCarty and his wife Maureen McCarty took a picture with their family, Diane McCarty, and her children during the Fall Fun event at Beeghly Oaks on Oct. 23.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Beeghly Oaks Activities director Maureen McCarty walked around the petting zoo with resident Josephine Markovich during the Fall Fun event at Beeghly Oaks on Oct. 23.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Beeghly Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Healing hosted a Fall Festival event on Oct. 23 for the community.
This was the first year Beeghly Oaks has hosted a Fall Festival and activities director Maureen McCarty is looking forward to have more as the years come.
The event was open for the residents, their family members, the Beeghly Oaks staff and anyone from the community to come and enjoy.
The event offered petting zoo, face painting, refreshments, live entertainment and more for guests to enjoy, all for free.
McCarty created the festival as a way to bring a sense of community togetherness to the residents.
The country band “Sarah Warner and Friends” provided music under the pavilion for guests to enjoy. Many residents sat and listened to the music, while others danced to the beat.
Many of the children who attended enjoyed visiting the animals in the petting zoo, brought by Lynn Pony Farm. There were ducks, rabbits, a pig, a mini-horse, a sheep and several other animals people could pet.
Several of the guests and residents dressed up in costumes to celebrate the event. One of the residents was dressed up to pass out candy to children who came to the festival.
With the great turnout of the first Fall Festival, Beeghly Oaks hopes to have the same success as they continue to host the event.