GREEN BAY, Wis. (NBC 26) -- It's a fight between members of the community that actually brings Northeast Wisconsinites closer together.
'It's nice to act like a kid again just for a little bit," Organizer Chauncey Hughes said. "You come together as a family, as a community, and throw some food on the grill, throw some water in the guns and chase each other around all day. It can't get much better than that."
Dozens of people gathered at Whitney Park in Green Bay Thursday afternoon for a second annual community water gun and balloon fight.
"[It's held] to foster solidarity in the Black community," Hughes said. "Last year around this time, we lost George Floyd."
Hughes says he wanted to bring a sense of normalcy to Northeast Wisconsin after a tough year.
"We lost a personal friend that was close to us and we did this last year as a way to heal [as] a part of the grieving process in a positive way," he said.
Almost 100 people of all ages attended.
"This is to bring people together -- kids and parents, moms and dads, sons and daughters -- to have fun," Green Bay 11-year-old Emmanuel Hunt said.
Shay Miller is a local boutique owner and says she wants everyone in the area to get involved.
"We do hope to get some more Black businesses together to do more stuff like this in the future," she said.
And that stuff continues to strengthen a community.
"That's what I hope to get from of all of this," Hughes said. "I hope that people can take the positivity from this day and build on it."
Officials have introduced reform in Northeast Wisconsin. Locally, Green Bay's common council approved body cameras for police officers.
Federally, the Democratic-controlled House has passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. It has not been taken up by the Senate.
