Greensboro has a great tradition of churches, especially youth groups, selling pumpkins as a fall fundraiser. Here we see a man and his daughter purchasing pumpkins at the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church at the corner of Battleground and Pisgah Church Road. The daughter carried a small pumpkin and daddy carried the large one. "Just one," he reminded her and kudos to her dad, he stuck to it! Even we couldn't leave with just one apiece. The gourds were so fabulous and unique that we left with a bag full-- enough for a centerpiece for only $7.50.
According to the members of the youth group, they anticipate selling almost 70,000 pounds of pumpkins and gourds. The supply looked fresh and abundant when we were there a couple of days ago. So, happy Saturday, why not head out and support a local youth group? Make your house look like FALL and, if you celebrate Halloween, carve away!
Charity work is so important. Your photo is absolutely gorgeous. Wonderful church green, beautiful church and I love the little "pink movement"! ;-)
Posted by: cieldequimper | Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 07:12 AM
It is funny that you posted this one today - I was sitting at the intersection there last night during the gorgeous sunset we had, I was looking at the patch and I thought - that pumpkin lot would make a good picture for GDP! I'm glad you thought so too :) It is funny, now that I've found your great site I look around more thinking about what would make a great picture!
Posted by: Charlene | Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:12 PM
I really like it when charity work also meets the needs of consumers. Everyone's happy and everyone wins.
Posted by: Hilda | Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 01:04 AM
Charlene:
Please let us know when you get an idea. Some weeks, we're loaded with pictures and ideas. Other times, we're working hard to come up with ideas-- especially when it gets dark early or when it is raining hard!
Thanks for looking!
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 07:28 AM