The PUMPKINS are scheduled to arrive on October 1st at 9 am and we need YOU to help unload this precious orange cargo. The more people we have, the faster the truck gets unloaded. If you know of any organizations needing community service hours, please let Lou Ann Scott or Diane Bartley know so we can reach out to them sooner rather than later.

For those of you who are new to SUMC, the whole month of October, we sell pumpkins from our front lawn. It takes many people to make this the success it has been. This is our biggest annual fundraiser, averaging over $5,100 for the month in profit.

When our Pumpkin Patch opens for customers on October 1, we need volunteers to run The Patch every day. There is no need to lift pumpkins at this beloved community event. We just need friendly faces. Please consider signing up for 2-hour (or longer) shifts. Maybe even the same shift each week. Here's the link to volunteer to work at The Patch. Please begin signing up now so we are ready to go on October 1. Some shifts need multiple volunteers. The schedule shows those who are signed up and the openings. To sign up, put a checkmark in the time(s) you can volunteer, click the “submit and sign up” button, add your name, email, and phone, and click on the “sign up now” button. It’s so easy! (We are using the free version, so you will see some ads) If you add your email address when signing up for a shift, you will automatically receive a reminder email a couple of days before your shift. If you want to change a time you signed up for, you can create an account and edit it yourself or contact Pam in the office.

Please go here to let us know if you will help unload the pumpkins on October 1 or if we can put you on the “on call” list when we have last minute Pumpkin Patch cancelations.

Volunteers are needed to head up some sub-committees (Pumpkin Moving Coordinator, Preschool Visit Reader Coordinator, Last Minute Scheduler) for this fundraiser/outreach project and someone(s) to work with Lou Ann and Diane this year to head up this project for next year. Please consider this as we don’t want to see this go away. Many people in the community and surrounding areas look forward to it. See Lou Ann or Diane with any questions!