With homes and businesses unoccupied because of Tropical Storm Irene, Schoharie residents thought their kids might miss out on Halloween. But as our Megan Cruz reports, residents came up with a solution.

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SCHOHARIE, N.Y. -- "She's Cinderella and that's Snow White!"

"I'm a bumblebee." "And I'm a devil."

"A lumberjack."

It's that time of year again - "Halloween!" screamed two kids.

But instead of trick-or-treating, hundreds of Schoharie kids are trunk-or-treating.

"Have them go car to car rather than door to door, and of course with Schoharie and the recent flooding, we thought this would be a safe alternative," said Darlene Patterson, President of the Schoharie Promotional Association.

Patterson saic the idea was well-received by the community.

"We were concerned there wasn't going to be a place for our kids to go trick-or-treating this year," said Schoharie resident Chris Scanlan.

"There's just still debris on the back streets, people aren't living in the houses, so where are the children going to go?" asked Jan Herrick, also from Schoharie.

So those two loaded up their trunks with candy and decorations to give the kids - or animals - their holiday.

"We get to do the same thing as if it were door to door," said one kid.

"To see everybody, even though they're still cleaning up, come together for this to keep the spirit of Halloween for the kids is really amazing," said Schoharie resident Nichole McBride. "The kids really needed it."

And they say they deserve it.

"Trick-or-treating and Halloween is an age old tradition and just because we got hit with a flood doesn't mean that's going to stop," said Patterson.

"We've had a lot of great community activities since the flood, and this is just another unique way to celebrate our coming back to life," said Herrick.