Candle Lighters Ghost House

05/27/2026

🎉👻 WE WON!!! 👻🎉

has officially been named BEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION (LOCAL) 🤩🏆

This honor means so much to our all-volunteer organization and to every single person who has supported us throughout the years. From building haunted hallways and running carnival booths to serving caramel apples and creating magical memories for families across Fremont — this award belongs to ALL of YOU. ❤️🎃

Thank you to our volunteers, board members, sponsors, families, students, and community supporters for believing in what we do year after year. Together, we continue to prove that community spirit is alive and thriving! 🕸️✨

Here’s to another unforgettable season ahead… and making this year the BEST one yet! 👀🔥

🎭🏆

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05/10/2026

🕯️🎃 Happy Mother’s Day from the spooky souls at Candle Lighters Ghost House! 🎃🕯️

Behind every little ghost, goblin, vampire, and monster… is an amazing mom making the magic happen. 💜👻

Today we celebrate all the wonderful mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and mother figures who light the way with love, strength, kindness, and a little Halloween spirit all year long. ✨🕸️

Thank you for helping our community shine brighter than a jack-o’-lantern on Halloween night! 🎃🖤

Wishing you a Mother’s Day filled with love, laughter, sweet treats, and maybe just a tiny bit of spooky fun… 👻🍬

Stay spooky, stay magical, and thank you for being part of the Candle Lighters family. 🕯️💀

05/01/2026

NASA link to see your name spelled out in Landsat images. Cool! https://science.nasa.gov/specials/your-name-in-landsat/

04/23/2026

Starting to plan the detail of each room. It will be spookier than you think!!! Candle Lighters Ghost House

04/08/2026

📰✨ WE’RE IN THE NEWSPAPER! ✨📰

Candle Lighters is featured in this week’s edition of Tri-City Voice and we couldn’t be more excited! 💛

Our 2026 Board of Directors has officially been introduced, and preparations are already underway for another unforgettable Ghost House season 👻

This year’s theme…
💍 Ghost Bride Manor 💍
A haunting love story you won’t want to miss…

👉 Grab your copy of this week’s paper and check us out!
👉 Support local journalism and your local volunteers

We are so proud to continue a tradition that has been bringing the community together since 1969 💫 

👻🖤🧡

Candle Lighters introduces 2026 board of directors and theme: Volunteers start work for October haunted house

04/01/2026

🚨 URGENT UPDATE 🚨

We’ve just been informed of a nationwide popcorn shortage… 🍿😱

Unfortunately, this means Candle Lighters will NOT be selling popcorn this year.

We know… this is devastating news 💔

We are currently looking into alternative snacks such as:
🥕 Carrot sticks
🥦 Broccoli cups

Please bear with us during this difficult time…

03/31/2026

Tomorrow Tuesday 31st last day to summit your application!!!!! Tag all your nonprofits 🧡🖤🧡🖤

Application Process How does my organization get funding from the Candle Lighters? The Ghost House funds by a proposal process, that includes a package which must be submitted to the Proposal Committee. This Proposal is reviewed to make sure it meets the Candle Lighter guidelines and if it does, it....

03/30/2026

🌸✨ What a beautiful way to welcome Spring! ✨🌸

This past Saturday, we had such a wonderful time celebrating our new Candle Lighters members at our Spring luncheon 💐💖

From laughter and introductions to delicious food and great company… it truly was a blast! 🥂🍓

A huge warm welcome to all our new members—we are so excited to have you join the Candle Lighters family 🕯️💛

🌟 Please help us welcome:
Michelle “Shelley” Arthur
Jerry Hex
Debra Huddleson
Davicca “Sissy” Hutchins
Sarah Landon
Patricia “Patti” Montejano
Justin Nolte
Rick Parsons
Tammie Solis
Linda Wellman
Kristen Winmill

It was so lovely to see some of you there in person, and to those who couldn’t make it—we missed you and can’t wait to see you at the next event!

Here’s to a fantastic year ahead together! 🕯️✨

🌼💖

03/26/2026

🎃🖤 CANDLE LIGHTERS BIRTHDAY SPOTLIGHT 🖤🎃

We’re sending a spook-tacular (and slightly late!) birthday shoutout to one of our very own…
✨ DENNA SMITH ✨

Happy Birthday Denna!!! 🥳

One of the first friendly faces I met when I began volunteering at Candle Lighters. She’s always quick to greet everyone with a smile and share a great cackle! Anyone lucky enough to spend time with Denna knows she has a loyal heart and a grand sense of humor. Cheers to you, Denna! Sending you all the love you give to everyone and more!! Hope your day was as fabulous as you!! ###
— Leilani Bliss 🖤

💫 “Happy Birthday Denna! Wishing you a wonderful day with those grandbabies and a fantastic year to come!”
— Tammy Titus

🧙‍♀️ “Happy Birthday beautiful! I can’t wait to do another year of witching with you! Denna and I started together sweating buckets at build… and now she is the Queen of Popcorn 😃”
— Alicia B.

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🖤🎂 Want to be part of the magic? 🎂🖤

At Candle Lighters, we’re more than volunteers… we’re family.
We celebrate together, laugh together, and yes… even cackle together 👻

✨ If you’d love to be part of a community full of heart, fun, and a little Halloween magic… we’d LOVE to have you!

📩 Send us a message to join the Candle Lighters family
💌 Or drop a comment below to send Denna some birthday love!

🖤🎃

03/26/2026

Tag your nonprofits in the comments and get them to apply!! Deadline is April 1st !!

Application Process How does my organization get funding from the Candle Lighters? The Ghost House funds by a proposal process, that includes a package which must be submitted to the Proposal Committee. This Proposal is reviewed to make sure it meets the Candle Lighter guidelines and if it does, it....