WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Be a light. That is the message one community living center wants to share this week. 

On Thursday, the senior living campus at the Village at Manor Park (VMP) in West Allis will be covered with handmade luminaries. 

Residents, staff and community members spent the last few months decorating over 1,000 luminaries for the third annual Be a Light event.

The lanterns represent a shining light on the issue of hunger in the senior community.

In partnership with Hunger Task Force, VMP staff are collecting food donations.

The event will be held on Oct. 20 from 4-7 p.m.