2011 Top-10 Winners
Noah Presley Sanchez - Elvis
Henry Luna - Senor Beandito
Salvador Luna - Slice of Pizza
Jack Friedrich - Mr. Potato Head
Sofia Smith - Little Bo Peep with Pig
Madailyn Mae - Brilliant Peacock
Dominic - Cabbage Patch Kid
Ethan Pan - Toilet
Avery Call - Space Boy
Ryder Barragan - Bob's Big Boy

LARGEST IN SO CAL. Costumed kids ready to compete for cash Sun., Oct. 30, 2011; 2:20 p.m. at the Tot Lot at Livingston Park in Belmont Shore. Free to enter. Kids will walk in a parade down Park Ave. and 2nd St. in front of a few thousand spectators, just before the dogs in the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade.

BRING a completed entry form with you when you sign-in at the Tot Lot at Livingston Park before 2:20 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 30. Contest begins promptly at 2:25 p.m. when entrants will walk the route of the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade before the dogs begin. Kids will be judged along the parade route on creativity, style, originality, and first impression. Awards will take place inside the Tot Lot immediately around 3 p.m. (during the dog parade). There is no charge to enter the Kids' Costume Contest.

Parade route:

• Start/finish at corner of Livingston Dr. @ Park Ave.
• Costumed kids will lead the parade, followed by the dogs.
• The parade is on the street on Park Ave. heading south toward 2nd St., then turning right to head westbound on 2nd Street #5 Lane (parking lane) to Livingston Dr. eastbound #1 lane (driving lane).
• Westbound auto traffic on 2nd St. (only from Granada Ave. to Livingston Dr.) and eastbound and westbound auto traffic on Livingston Dr. (only from 2nd St. to St. Joseph) will be diverted by LBPD for approx. 40 minutes at approx. 2:25 p.m. during the parade.
  
• All alleys will remain open throughout.
• St. Joseph will remain open throughout.

PARADE ROUTE SEATING: Bring your own folding chair, or rent one of our 500 seats in the street on Park Ave. for just $5 cash. Rentals start at about 1 p.m. The seats did sell out last year.



g SUN., OCT. 30, 2:20 P.M., LIVINGSTON PARK
200+ Costumed Kids Expected to Compete for 2011 Halloween CA$H

THERE WILL BE $100 cash awarded during the 9th annual Southern California Kids' Halloween Costume Contest at the Tot Lot at Livingston Park (Livingston Dr. @ Park Ave.) in Belmont Shore. The event sponsored by Justin Rudd and his nonprofit 501c3 the Community Action Team, is for kids 12 and younger and is free to enter. More than 250 costumed kids are expected to be judged on creativity, originality and first impression.

THE TOP-TEN costumed kids will each receive $10 cash from Justin Rudd's Community Action Team.

KIDS INVITED TO PARADE
All kids' costume contestants will walk in the 10th Annual Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade. We encourage the kids to walk at the front of the parade before the first dogs. CLICK HERE for details about the Howl'owen Parade. The parade begins at 2:30 from Livingston Park. I expect that the final dog will step off approx. 3:30 p.m.

PARKING
Metered parking is available along Second St. and in adjacent public parking lots until 7 p.m., daily. Free parking on most Belmont Shore neighborhood streets surrounding the park.



CAT IS AN UMBRELLA organization made up of programs and events you may already be familiar with: the 30-Minute Beach Cleanup; the $1,000 Southern California Spelling Bee Championship; Operation Santa Paws; the July 4 Kids' Bike Parade; the Kids' Halloween Costume Contest; Operation Easter Basket; the Thanksgiving Day 5K/10K Turkey Trot and the various Haute Dog projects.

2010 PHOTO GALLERIES
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2010 Winners

108-Marissa Delgado-Flores-Cupcake
106-Logan Senn-Mardi Gras Jester
151-Sierra Brown-Mummy
129-Sanaia Meneses-Box of Popcorn
124-Jasper Barnes-French Painter
121-Menah Girma-Thing 1
109-Ryder Barragan-Elvis
99-Henry Luna-The Claw Machine
136-Noah Presley Sanchez-Elvis
141-Hailey Atkinson-Avatar

 

g COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM - CAT
More about the Team!

THE MAIN PURPOSE of the Community Action Team (CAT) is to promote social well-being among the general public. CAT is a 501c3 is governed by a board of directors. Contributions are tax deductible and are used to help produce quality events within our community that benefit children, animals, and the environment. Some monies also go towards event permits, insurance, Web hosting, refreshments, prizes, printing, advertising, salary and office administrative costs. CAT also collects financial and material contributions for other local support agencies.