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Community celebrates Halloween early for child scheduled for brain surgery

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 22, 2015

A Virginia neighborhood celebrated Halloween two weeks early because of one special little boy. 
Branden Witt, 4, will miss the traditional Oct. 31 events because he is scheduled to have brain surgery before the end of the month, WTVR reported.
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Branden's parents decided to ask their neighbors to hold the holiday early and they agreed -- more than 40 neighbors signaled to Branden with glow sticks hanging on their mailboxes that they had treats for his tricks. 

"We are truly overwhelmed with the responses and know it's God's work at hand," Branden's mother, Carol, told WTVR
Brandon, by the way, chose to dress up as Lightning McQueen.

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