Re: WCPGA Needs Help...
Ernie, you need to post a mailing address where seed can be sent. Jake.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Growers Association" <wcpga@shaw.ca>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: WCPGA Needs Help...
> Dear Fellow Growers:
>
> It's now official the new Western Canadian Pumpkin Growers Association
Inc.
> ( WCPGA ) has now been established. It's main purpose is to organize and
> assist Giant Pumpkin and Squash growers in the western Canadian Provinces
of
> Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
>
> Memberships will be available starting in about one month, as well our
> Association website will be in operation at about that time. The process
has as well
> began on our first quarterly newsletter, spring seed raffle, spring
growers seminar
> and 1st. annual meeting.(booked for March 20th 2004) as well the 1st.
Annual
> Western Canadian Pumpkinfest and Weigh-Off in the fall of 2004.
>
> We are now asking for your assistance and help in the following area's,
> articles of interest for northern growers for our newsletter, seed
donations for our
> spring seed raffle (see seed list below), seed donation for our spring
> seminar (see directions below), ideas for our seminar agenda and or
persons willing
> to do presentations, plus ideas for our 1st. Annual Western Canadian
> Pumpkinfest and Weigh-Off.
>
> If you have any ideas or comments please forward them to myself at the
below
> e-mail. This is our association and your input and help is greatly
appreciated.
> If you are out side our growing area your ideas, comments and seed
donation
> is equally as appreciated. Please we need your help in our endeavour so
that
> we may help, support, and encourage the growers of our new association and
> the Giant Pumpkin growing community as a whole.
>
> Thank-you in advance for your help, ideas and generosity.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ernie Pearce
> President
> Western Canadian Pumpkin Growers Association Inc.
>
> contact: wcpga@shaw.ca
>
> SEED DONATION
>
> We are asking for ANY of the following seeds listed below to be donated to
> our association for our Spring Seed Raffle. We feel that with the demand
of
> these seeds and as well other seeds that has already been generously
donated
> we will be able to raise the funds necessary that will assist us in
putting
> on our Spring Growers Seminar and any carry over funds will be put towards
> our 1st. Annual Western Canadian Pumpkinfest and Weigh-Off.
>
> We are asking for seed only known to be authentic with a known path to the
> grower that can be verified or seeds from the growers themselves. We are
> also asking for any remakes of the seed listed below or their parents.
>
> Please if you have any of the below seed and would like to help us,
> please contact me at the above e-mail.
>
> Seed is as well needed for our Spring Seminar if you have any seed from
> your own giants or seed known to be authentic that is verifiable and you
> would like to donate them again contact me at the above e-mail. All seed
> not used at the seminar will be returned.
>
> Seed for both the Raffle and Seminar will be re-packaged using our
envelopes
> and marked accordingly and the name of the Donating person, group or other
> association will be listed beside the seed for the raffle and packs at the
> seminar, you may request to remain Anonymous however the person receiving
> the seed or packs will be informed of the seed source upon request.
>
> Again thank-you for your help and generosity it is greatly appreciated.
>
> SEEDS BEING ASKED FOR
> 1092.0 Burke 1998
> 846.0 Calai 1999
> 783.0 Daletas 2000
> 790.0 Daletas 2000
> 1016.0 Daletas 2000
> 1075.0 Daletas 2001
> 1230.0 Daletas 2001
> 810.0 Dill 1999 UOW
> 842.0 Eaton 2002
> 1236.0 Eaton 2002 DQ
> 695.0 Handy 2001
> 582.0 Hester 2001
> 611.5 Hester 1999*
> 895.5 Hester 2000*
> 1026.0 Holland 2000
> 898.0 Knauss 2001
> 712.2 Kuhn 2000
> 900.5 Lyons 1994*
> 735.0 Pukos 2001
> 940.0 Mombert 1998
> 805.0 Pukos 2000
> 705.0 Stelts 1999 UOW
> 1023.0 Vader 2002
> 914.0 Wentzell 1998
>
> The Spring Seed Raffle will start in December 2003 and end Feb. 14, 2004
> a complete list of seeds to be raffled (and donated by) and information
will
> be posted on the association website at the end of November 2003. Also
> A list of winning person's will be posted Feb. 15 2004.
>
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