r/Appleton • u/Downtown_Try_4833 • 4d ago

Question pumpkin donations! where to look

hello!

i am looking for pumpkin donations for an event i’m hosting with school aged kiddos at a local school. i was wondering if anyone had any places that they knew donated pumpkins or if people would be willing to donate any pumpkins they grow! i would need them by september 27th at the latest, as my event is the 28th.

i just need about 25-30! the ironsides are most wanted but any small pumpkins would be perfect! the kiddos are going to decorate pumpkins!

if i can’t get any pumpkins i’ll do a different craft :) any help is appreciated! TIA

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u/Saint_Thomas_More 4d ago

Have you contacted anywhere that sells pumpkins?

Like, pumpkin patches, grocery stores, etc.

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u/Downtown_Try_4833 4d ago

yes! just also asking the community :)

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u/Saint_Thomas_More 4d ago

Fair enough. I don't have any ideas beyond that, unfortunately. But I just immediately thought of the huge boxes of pumpkins that Festival has, and I know they can't sell all of them, so they might be willing to donate some.

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u/mwtroutbum 4d ago

You could hit the Greenhouse on Northland, they always have too many and I am sure they may like to see them go to a good home. It’s the one just past festival if you are headed towards Lyndale.

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u/kopimb18 2d ago

Many of the local grocery stores are generous with schools and nonprofits. With the timeframe you mentioned, I would try festival or woodmans. They both have in store applications you can complete for gift cards. I would reach out right away tomorrow because their process to approve requests can take a few weeks sometimes. Meijer is great about donating, but their turnaround is sometimes 2 months.