After all outdoor Harvest Festival events were canceled due to an unusual rainstorm last month, parent volunteers and the Piedmont Education Foundation had to switch gears quickly to keep the Scarecrow Alley fundraising event alive. The event was moved online and culminated in an in-person display in Piedmont Park on Sunday, Oct. 2.
Event organizers said on Tuesday they raised $6,550 for Piedmont schools. The scarecrows can now be spotted around town in the yards of the lucky auction winners.
Kids and adults admire scarecrows of themed characters from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” 
Scarecrows decorated the grassy area of Piedmont Park near Highland Avenue 
Wildwood 3rd graders created a larger than life Jack Skellington scarecrow 
Three youngsters get up close to Oogie Boogie 
A young girl admires Zero the dog and his doghouse created by the Wildwood 2nd grade class 
Ms. Peri’s 1st Grade class at Wildwood created Jack Skellington and Sally 
A colorful Clare Monster by the Beach T-K class 
Santa Skellington emerging from the chimney is a creation by Havens first graders 
A close up of the Clown with a tear-away face
(Editor’s note: This article was updated on Oct. 5 to correct the day of the event.)