Pumpkis are being sold at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church to raise funds for the Appalachia Service Project.
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Fundraising sale going on at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church
CLARKS SUMMIT – Autumn has arrived and pumpkins are popular again.
But people don’t have to go to a patch or a store to bring home one of the big, orange fruits. There are plenty outside Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, which is giving a place to sell pumpkins until Monday, Oct. 31.
It’s a fundraiser called The Great Pumpkin Patch, and it’s a fundraiser for Appalachia Service Project (ASP).
The pumpkins are shipped from a reservation in New Mexico through a fundraising company. The prices will range based on size from $3 to $30. The members of the Appalachia Service Project are selling them at the church’s parking lot Mondays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
According to its website, the Appalachia Service Project is a Christian ministry, open to all, people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia. The proceeds will fund the next service project in July.
“We’re raising funds for our annual summer trip,” said Appalachia Service Project member Sue Wittmann, who is organizing the fundraiser. “We take high school kids and college kids for a week to repair homes.”
Appalachian Service Project member Kyrston Grives went on last year’s service trip to West Virginia.
“It’s been a great experience so far,” she said. “I love talking to the people from the community that have stopped by to get pumpkins (about) what the ASP is all about. Everyone has been wonderful and so happy to help support it. That really means a lot.”
Kyrston’s husband, Michael, and son, Julian, joined last year and also went on the trip.
On weekends, the Appalachia Service Project will be having bake sales at the Great Pumpkin Patch. Pastor John Mackey is allowing the ASP to use the church’s parking lot for the fundraiser.
“It’s a great opportunity to support the life transforming work of ASP,” he said. “And Clarks Summit United Methodist Church is happy to help to make this fundraiser a success.”
