U.S. and World Newswire
:
General Editorial
:
Holidays and Seasons
News
PumpkinHunt Returns with 4th Annual Halloween Website for Pumpkin Hunters
Published: Thu, 22 Sep 2005, 14:10:00 EDT
ROCHESTER, NY - Sept. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The group of Halloween enthusiasts have again launched their website to account for the amount of jack-o-lanterns carved for the 2005 autumn season. The website is free and open to everyone within the 50 states. The advertising proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross.
 Ron Davenport is the leader of the Pumpkin Hunters Association. Formerly of Mount Plymouth, FL, Davenport decided to open the PHA to everyone once he moved to Fairport, NY.
"The PHA," says Davenport, "is a group of people who share the love of carving pumpkins for Halloween."
The PHA is now making a call for new people to join in the hunt.
Davenport, 32, describes the efforts of "pumpkin hunting" as fun and challenging. He and the other hunters venture out during October searching for glowing, grinning jack-o-lanterns. They take a tally of the amount found and compete to see who can find the most; while trying to break the previous year's overall record.
Davenport explains that over the years he's noticed a trend of people avoiding carving real pumpkins and buying plastic ones from the stores instead.
"The PHA will not count plastic pails, only real, carved pumpkins," said Davenport.
Terry Hauss is another key person who has been involved in this exploration since the start. Hauss, a childhood friend of Davenport and fellow PHA member, resides in Mount Dora, Florida.
Hauss, 31, states, "I admit the idea of going around counting pumpkins seems a little crazy, but it is really quite addictive. Florida is where Ron and I grew up and it has always been tough to find real jack-o-lanterns down here."
"It [pumpkin hunting] is not as easy as it sounds." Davenport agreed. "Some blocks have many, others have none. It's hit or miss because not everyone carves pumpkins for Halloween."
The PHA website is at http://www.PumpkinHunt.com. Potential hunters are encouraged to join and indicate how many pumpkins they find in their neighborhood. Visitors can pick the areas that they intend to search for jack-o-lanterns in. Once they join, hunters can enter the amount they find on the website so that an Official Count can be tallied. The hunter's tally is also kept on a live score board that updates throughout the month.
The site also features a free video game based on Pumpkin Hunting. The video game is easy and fun for all ages to play. Davenport says, "I play the game with my 5 year-old son and he loves it."
He also describes a more notable feature with the inclusion of the story behind the game's main antagonist, Capt. Jackson Warsaw. "Pages from the pirate's log book are within the game," Davenport says, "As players play, they will find the hidden pages and be able to read parts of the story. Winning the game earns the entire story."
The PHA website also accepts photos of the jack-o-lanterns that the visitors carve for the "Hallo-fame" public display.
The PHA's goal is to account for one more pumpkin than the previous year. Last year's record stands at 1,772 pumpkins, which was up slightly from 2003's total of 1,687. The hunting season and website is open thru November 5th.
"I hope we break the record again this year," says Davenport, "we will need the help of all the hunters in the nation in order to make it happen."
More information: www.PumpkinHunt.com
NEWS SOURCE: Pumpkin Hunters Association
Send2Press® is the originating wire service for this story.
» Read More Holidays and Seasons News
» Other Send2Press Industry News by Category
More Information and Media Contact:
For questions about this story, contact the news source:
»
Click Here for Contact Information
THE CONTENT OF THE ABOVE NEWS STORY WAS PROVIDED BY THE NEWS SOURCE WHO IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS ACCURACY. FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS STORY CONTACT THE NEWS SOURCE AND NOT SEND2PRESS (THIS WEBSITE).
O T H E R R E S O U R C E S
T E R M S O F U S E
This article is Copr. © 1983-2008 Neotrope / Send2Press. Reproduction of this news article version requires written authorization. You may freely link to this article. Journalists (see the section "Journalist Resources" above) may use orig. news release as the basis for an article.
News Websites may republish the "news release" text version linked to above under "Journalist Resources" except must retain "Send2Press Newswire" as the source of this news if used verbatim. Websites which offer/sell PR or newswire services, or web promotion services, or "splogs" may NOT reprint our content in ANY form. Send2Press Newswire is a service mark of, and "Send2Press" is a registered trademark of, Neotrope. Creative Commons - Some Rights Reserved (3.0) - Attribution Required.
DISCLAIMER: the above article is believed accurate but not guaranteed, and is based on business news supplied by the source (Pumpkin Hunters Association). The noted source is solely responsible for its accuracy. Financial/Stock news may contain forward looking statements. Neotrope/Send2Press makes no claims of accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Any opinions expressed by representatives of company(s) mentioned in news and profiles are solely those of the person indicated, and do not reflect any opinion or policy of Neotrope or Send2Press. Your use of any information contained herein is done solely at your own risk, and you are fully responsible for using any information herein, or on sites mentioned or linked to in the article. All trademarks acknowledged.
REFERENCES: PumpkinHunt Returns with 4th Annual Halloween Website for Pumpkin Hunters, Ron Davenport, Pumpkin Hunters Association, PHA, Rochester, New York, Halloween website, photos of the jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin carving, hallo-fame, Sep 22, 2005.
VIEWED BY MEDIA (and public): 4721 times (2 today, 8 this week,
57 this month, 540 this year)
|
|
|
Subscribe in a reader
PLAIN TEXT FORMAT (UTF-8)
PDF FORMAT
