Save the Date for the Sixth Annual Pumpkin Festival

Editor's note: This article was written by Robert Barron and Jamie Packs.

Weston High School students are busily organizing the sixth annual Pumpkin Festival. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the , with a rain date of Sunday, Oct. 16.

There will be pumpkin carving, face painting, gourd bowling, great live music and plenty of games and fun for all. Popcorn, cotton candy, caramel apples, hot dogs, home baked goodies and more will be sold. There will also be a silent auction. All of the proceeds will benefit Camp Sunshine, a Maine retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The students' goal is to send at least 10 families to Camp for a week. The cost for a family to attend Camp Sunshine for one week is $2,000.

Weston High students will also be seen around town selling paper pumpkins. For $5 you can make a donation to Camp Sunshine in honor of a family member or friend or in memory of someone special. This name can be added to the front of the pumpkin and displayed at the Cambridge Trust window.

The Pumpkin Festival promises to be another day of great family fun in support of a great cause. Donations to Camp Sunshine can be made online at www.whspumpkinfest.org. For more information, contact Rachel Hirsch, Kayla Bruce and Ilana Cramer at pfest2011@gmail.com or go to www.whspumpkinfest.org.  We hope to see you there! It is sure to be a gourd time!