THANK YOU for participating in Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™. We are excited to
welcome you to the wonderful world of Giant Pumpkin growing! To get you started right, we
will give you a ten day old giant pumpkin seedling and the fertilizer it likes best, and
instructions for planting. In addition you can count on us to post on our web site the latest
news from the Pumpkin Patch, as well as tips for growing a prize-winning pumpkin. You are
in for a whole summer of happy gardening!
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ again will be held in October, over Columbus Day
weekend. The weigh-offs will be held the weekend prior to Columbus Day in order to gather
the pumpkins in Damariscotta. Please check the web site for the complete, printable, event
schedule. It is a GIANT celebration of all the happiness giant pumpkins can bring, and all
sorts of activities are planned. Here’s three ways YOU can help guarantee its success, simply
by growing a pumpkin:
1. Bring your giant pumpkin to either the Volunteer-Grower Weigh-Off, OR the
Official Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC) $10,000 Total Purse Weigh-Off, at
Pinkham’s Plantation to determine its official weight. Your pumpkin may become a
regatta boat or an object of art on Main Street during Pumpkinfest!
2. Help us grow the funds needed to support Pumpkinfest by gathering Pumpkin
Pledges for your own weighty pumpkin. Pledges can be by the pound (for example, a
penny a pound) or a flat rate (minimum of $5, please). (Please remember that, should
the pumpkin not reach the October weigh-off, those flat rate pledges still should be
honored and collected.) The Pledge Sheet and instructions are included. Your efforts
will enable us to continue to offer Pumpkinfest activities nearly-free to the entire
community!
3. Help Pumpkinfest benefit the community in which we live. Pumpkin pledges
should be collected immediately after the weigh-off and remitted to Treasurer,
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest™, P.O. Box 1101, Damariscotta, ME 04543-1101.
Pumpkinfest donates half of the pumpkin pledge proceeds to the non-profit
organization of your choice! The rest supports pumpkinfest activities. Just let us
know which organization you want to benefit from your pumpkin growing skills!
Keep up with the news and growing tips all summer long through:
www.damariscottapumpkinfest.com
www.facebook.com/damariacottapumpkinfest
www.twitter.com/squashbuckler
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ – 2013
P.O. Box 1101 Damariscotta, ME 04543-1101
[email protected]
DAMARISCOTTA PUMPKINFEST™ – A 501(c)3 CORPORATION (# 26-4461-248)/ MAINE
LICENSE (#CO8102)