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Fifth Annual 
Elk Grove Community Harvest & Giant Pumpkin Festival


Event Facts

What:   A full day of activities centered around a harvest theme.  In it's 
fifth year, the festival recognizes and celebrates the rich agricultural 
heritage of Elk Grove and the surrounding communities.  The days activities 
will include a piping hot pancake breakfast, giant pumpkin weigh-off, 
scarecrow contest, hayrides, a 5K fitness walk, carnival games, a petting 
zoo, pumpkin patch, craft and food booths, facepainting and agricultural 
displays.  

When:   Saturday, October 2, 1999
Breakfast begins at 7:00 a.m.  Other activities begin at 10:00 a.m. and 
continue to 5:00 p.m.

Where:  Elk Grove Regional Park
        9950 Elk Grove-Florin Road
        Elk Grove, California (5 minutes south of Sacramento)

Why:    The Fifth Annual Harvest and Giant Pumpkin Festival is an opportunity 
for families to enjoy time together and share in the spirit of the fall 
season with their community neighbors.  The festival also provides a perfect 
venue to reflect, as well as to educate future generations, on the important 
contributions agriculture has made to our community.

Who:    The festival is open to all ages, families are encouraged to attend

How:    Participants are invited to make a day of it, beginning with a 
delicious pancake breakfast.  Admission to the event is free, however there 
is a $5 parking fee.

** For more information, contact the Elk Grove Community Services District 
Department of Parks and Recreation at (916) 685-3917
Other Important Facts

Examples of the huge success of the 4th Annual Elk Grove Community Harvest 
and Giant Pumpkin Festival in 1998 include:

·   An estimated 14,000 people enjoyed a full day of fun in Elk Grove 
Regional Park, participating in such activities as pony rides, food booths, 
entertainment and dancing groups, antique farm equipment, fire department 
displays, carnival games, blacksmithing and quilting displays, 4-H petting 
zoo, craft booths, scarecrow contests, and more. The attendance figure is 
verifiable to sponsors through car counts, walk-ins and food/carnival tickets 
purchased.

·   Over 25 community groups sponsored food, craft, carnival and display 
booths, raising more than $18,000 toward their annual fundraising goals. For 
many of these groups, this event is their single largest fundraising activity 
of the year. 

·   More than 70 entries were recorded in the various pumpkin, squash and 
watermelon categories, establishing Elk Grove in its' first year as a GPC 
site as Number 3 internationally in total entries. 

·   The international winner (Bob Troy) in the Heaviest Squash category at a 
whopping 684.5 pounds was weighed in at Elk Grove. A watermelon was weighed 
in at 118 pounds, setting a record as the heaviest watermelon in California .

·   Total vegetable entries weighed in at 18,002 pounds, over 9 tons.

·   New this year was a Create-A-Cow contest as part of the Agriculture in 
the Classroom project, a partnership with the State of California Department 
of Agriculture and Sacrtamento County Faire and the Scarecrow Scamper, a 5K 
family fitness walk fundraiser for Operation Clyde. 

·   A total of $5,350 was awarded in prizes in the various categories, all 
raised through sponsors of the event. 

·   A very conservative estimate recorded more than 300 volunteers involved 
in the event, contributing more than 1,674 volunteer hours. This considerable 
commitment is a great example of the true community spirit of Elk Grove. 

Please send me your mailing address if you wish to be placed on our mailing 
list

Thanks 

Zach

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