SAVE THE DATE ~ OCTOBER 15, 2026
2nd ANNUAL PUMPKINS PALOOZA
Restaurant Raffle
New this year, we are bringing back our popular Restaurant Raffle Bonanza! Odds are 1 in a 100 to win the grand prize package winner-take-all raffle for 12 local $100 restaurant certificates ~ a $1,200 value and more! The Palooza team has identified over 20 restaurants to solicit for $100 certificates. We have at least 10 committed with more coming in! Restaurant solicitations are continuing and we need your help. Contact Tom Ryan to signup for for specific restaurants if you can help solicit. The Rotarian who comes up with the most $100 certificates wins a free raffle ticket!
Farm Parties and Envisioning our Painted Pumpkins
Work party alert ~ many Saturdays morning at 7:30am at Bakbraken Acres! Check with Tom Ryan or Cathy to confirm you are coming to join the fun and enjoy special harvest treats from the farm!
Pumpkins are on the vine! Harvest at BakBraken Acres and the Haunted Pumpkin Patch then painting begins in mid-September. All hands on deck for Pumpkin
Watch this space and expanding 2026 Pumpkins Album as details unfold!
Ladybugs were released to protect our pumpkins.
Tom Ryan ~ true commitment, even on his birthday he was out carrying for our pumpkins!
Big Thank You's! Our pumpkin row went in today (June 26, 2026) planted by Cathy and Tom R and lovingly tended by Rotary supporters and volunteers Bill Falconi and farmer John Drew.
