October 22nd: UWO Pumpkin Drop '09!

From their FACEBOOK Event:

THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2:30PM, UC HILL, U.W.O.

The competitive giant pumpkin growing season has come to a close, and what better way to end it than smashing TWO 700LB pumpkins from 200 FEET IN THE AIR to raise money for international development?? Come out to this incredible annual event, and bring everyone you know!

At 2:30pm this Thursday we'll be lifting the two hugest pumpkins we could get our hands on 200 feet in the air and dropping them on UC Hill.

We run Pumpkin Drop as a fundraiser for Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a national charity promoting international development in Africa and global citizenship within Canada. The money we raise prior to and during the event will go directly to sending UWO volunteers overseas for four months this summer, and sending members of our executive to an annual conference on international development in Newfoundland.

EWB members are collecting pledges this week and next week, and if we get enough we may be able to get as many as two more pumpkins!

Don't miss out, this is way better than Christmas!!
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