So my church (Good Shepherd Episcopal in Centennial, http://gshep.org) has been doing a "pumpkin patch" fund-raiser the past few years, proceeds of which go to our various outreach (community charity) programs. It's been a surprising success, which is very cool.
Sunday was supposed to be the date when the pumpkin truck arrived this year (coming from the Four Corners / Navajo Nation area), but a variety of problems interfered with that. Though it did mean that everyone still came to Sunday service wearing "pumpkin offloading" clothes, which was kind of nice.
Instead the truck arrived this evening around 5 pm. About 60-75 of us (at least) responded to the call, and ended up offloading One Heck of a Lot of Pumpkins. The offload took a bit under two hours, and Yours Truly was on the front lines both at the back of the truck and eventually part of the 40-odd folks inside the truck bucket-brigading pumpkins out to be set up in the side yard of the church.
It was … a vigorous exercise. And, aside from the worthy cause, it also gave us the opportunity to reflect on the labors of farm workers for whom this is a day-to-day toil.
If you are in the South Metro area of Denver, and are looking for pumpkins (of a variety of sizes, colors, shapes, and breeds) for Halloween, please drop by. The church is on Dry Creek Rd., west of I-25, between Yosemite and Quebec, and the pumpkin patch is open daily to 7 pm. And it all goes to Good Causes, including the St Francis Center, Covenant Cupboard, St Clare's Supper Ministry, and House of Hope.
More info (for those who have an interest) at https://www.facebook.com/PumpkinPatchCentennial .
In album Pumpkin Patch 2012 (5 photos)
The pumpkin truck arrives.
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A bit sore this morning, I must confess.