Pumpkin Chuckin’ Time
The event was held at Pinehurst Fields from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Companies from all of CU “adopted” a pumpkin, decorated it and took turns launching them off the catapult provided by Acme Catapult, Inc. Their goal was to launch one about 1200 feet long, 600 feet high at 350 mph! East Central Illinois Building and Construction Trade Council took home the victory in the farthest pumpkin launch. They used donated high-tech machinery to determine the winner. Before launching, local media celebrities judges the pumpkins and decided which company looked the best. Along with the pumpkin decorating and launching, they also held a seed spitting competition.
The launchers consisted of:
ABC News Channel 15
Beckett and Webber
Carpenters Local #44
Christopher’s Fine Jewelry Design
Cozad Asset Management
Curtis Orchard
East Central Illinois Buildimg & Construction Council
EPTCO
Frogs and Fairies
Kirby Foods, Inc.
Lincolnshire Country Club
Merrill Lynch
MTD
News Gazette
Nally, Bauer, Feinen & Mann, P.C.
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 149
Precision Graphics
Shelby Motors
Smith Burgett Architects
The Atkins Group
Wampler Property Management, LLC
WBWS/WHMS
WIXY
Holstein and Company
Wolfram Research
Gail Rost said, “The money that is made at the event is going to support the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation which is here to support k – 12 public education in Champaign and Urbana public schools”
The event was free. Bobos BBQ, KettleKorn, t-shirts and 60/40 tickets were available to purchase.
Rost also said that “…the News Gazette reported 1,000” people attending and they hope to host this fun event in the future.
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