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And the timing of their drop-off was impeccable, arriving minutes after the food bank had handed out a record-breaking 135 hampers to West Shore locals struggling to buy food.

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The previous record for the food bank stood at 125 hampers, handed out in one day last year.

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Well-known in the area for their annual Halloween display, the Bowers this year decided to use their pirate-themed attraction to fundraise for the food bank and collect non-perishable food items.

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Now that the scary season is over, the Halloween-obsessed family has taken down the majority of their display, but their 12-foot-tall skeleton, named B次元官网网址楽kellyB次元官网网址�, remains.

The locally famous skeleton, an all-year-round fixture in the Bowers' front yard, is now decorated in honour of Remembrance Day.

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