Participants in Friday's Ghouls for Good Paint Night raised money to buy costumes for local children, while painting Zero the Dog from Tim Burton's “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The sold-out event was organized by the Butler County Young Professionals.

Locals had a bewitching time Friday night at the fourth annual Ghouls for Good Paint Night.

Butler County Young Professionals hosted this year's event at Brushes and Barstools to raise money to buy costumes for local children in need.

“I love Halloween,” said Kristen Kane, chairwoman of Ghouls for Good and a member of BCYP. “As a child, I always had awesome costumes.”

Kane is part of Ghouls for Good because she wants kids to be able to enjoy Halloween.

Dorothy Calvert owns Brushes and Barstools. She donated proceeds from the paint night to Ghouls for Good.

As a mother, Calvert said she knows the importance of Halloween.

“They're kids,” Calvert said. “I think that we forget that. Just let kids be kids.”

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