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Reflections of Edmonton Pumpkin Festival 2023 By Carol Perkins The annual Pumpkin Festival was a success once again. The square in Edmonton had no parking places by the time I arrived at nine-thirty that morning, so I meandered around the City Building and parked in the Tri-County parking lot. Since my booth was the only one not ready for business, I hustled across the street, carrying as much as I could and my cup of coffee, and organized my tables. According to a local official, the crowd started arriving by 7:30. I was at home, layering up, at 7:30. The windy, chilly day did not keep the shoppers away. I was setting up to sell donated hoodies which I had decorated with my Cricut machine. All proceeds went to the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Mission, and including donations, we raised around $800. That amounts to 80 boxes we can fill for kids in third-world countries who have limited resources and even more limited knowledge of Jesus. With the bake sale on Friday and the booth on Saturday, we around now able to fill 210 boxes. Our goal is 1200. So many people stopped by to contribute or say hello. I look forward to seeing those who come once a year for the occasion, most of them former students. I get to meet their children and grandchildren and learn about their lives since they left Metcalfe County. Many plan vacations around the Pumpkin Festival. My friend Connie was with me and sold several books we wrote about her life, "A Girl Named Connie." Because most people over the age of forty have heard of Bill Wilson, her father, they shared memories of shopping in his store. The ongoing music kept the toes tapping throughout the day. To wrap up the night was our own Alex Napier and Daybreak. He is as talented as any radio star, and he is on the rise. The food, as usual, was so good. I went for lunch and the lines were long, I got in the shortest one. I hadn't eaten a hamburger in a long time, but I did that day, and boy, was it good! What I also love is watching kids running around the courthouse yard, preteens grouping in pairs to check out the booths, and families walking together along the sidewalks, stopping to talk and browse. The Chamber of Commerce, with Executive Director Kim Harwood in the lead, did a fantastic job once again. This story was posted on 2023-10-13 09:57:57
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