Pumpkin fest association lists beneficiaries

SEYMOUR - The Seymour Pumpkin Festival has announced its 2011 donations awarded to local organizations. It is the association’s mission and goal each year to help benefit worthy causes in the community and 2011 was no exception.
The following organizations benefited from the net proceeds of the 2011 festival:

RR Pearson Memorial Fund
Seymour Land Trust
Seymour-Oxford Food Bank
Seymour Christmas Parade
Seymour High School Post Prom
Seymour Middle School Eve of Honors
Seymour Ambulance
Seymour Fire Marshall
Seymour Historical Association
Spooner House
Citizens and Great Hill Hose Companies
Project Purple
Chatfield, Bungay & LoPresti PTA’s
SMS Parent Council
Seymour Pink

The 47th annual festival will be held Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at French Memorial Park. Rain date will be Sept. 30.
In addition, the association is currently seeking new craft vendors for the 2012 festival. This is a juried show of handmade items only. No applications will be considered for store bought items offered for resale.
Applications are available at https://sites.google.com/site/seymourpumpkinfestival/ or for more information you may like the Seymour Pumpkin Festival on Facebook.
Applications can be mailed to: Attn. Booth Committee, P.O. Box 860, Seymour,  06483.
Any questions may be directed to the Seymour Pumpkin Festival Association at:
pumpkinfestivalbooth@hotmail.com.

The above information was provided by Dianna J. Weymer, publicity chairperson, Seymour Pumpkin Festival Asssociation.