Some media partner I turned out to be.
Sure, Geneva Patch did a lot of cool stuff to help promote the 2011 Pumpkins for a Cure two-day event in downtown Geneva. We ran a number of announcements and events and columns and preview stories, and Jackie Lobdell had a Patch tent at the event on Oct. 1.
But until now, I failed to follow up with the “finale” story, the wrap-up piece, the denouement, the coup de grace, the piece de resistance.
We’ll segue from French to sports cliches and sum it up this way. Final score: Cure 30,000, Juvenile Diabetes 0.
The $30,000 is the amount raised for Juvenile Diabetes Research via the 2011 Pumpkins for a Cure, according to organizer, saint and all-around dynamo Mary Agnes Zellmer. The zero is the number we’d like to see associated with juvenile diabetes cases from now on.
By now, you should know the Zellmers’ story and that Pumpkins for a Cure is not only one of the most fun events in Geneva, but that all proceeds raised for this event go to ZCDF. For more information and event details, please visit the news and events section of the Pumpkins for a Cure website.
Another fun event at Pumpkins for a Cure is the “Taste for a Cure” where celebrity judges and the public get a chance to sample some of the best dishes in Fox Valley. The winners are listed below, and their pictures are in the attached photo gallery.
Taste for a Cure Winners
This winners of this year’s Taste for a Cure competitions were:
Judges Grand Prize went to Wildwood!
Most Creative went to Atrium Cafe in The Little Traveler!
People’s Choice went to Baked by ZuZu
Geneva Patch was proud to be a media sponsor of Pumpkins for a Cure, and it’s one of the many things we’re thankful for this Thanksgiving 2011.
