Stoweflake Resort and Spa to Host 6th Annual “Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival”
Proceeds of Sept. 28th, 2014 Event to Benefit the Lamoille Family Center
Stowe,
Vermont, Aug. 19, 2014 – It is again time to get your pumpkin
chuckin' trebuchet (gravity powered catapult) ready for the 6th
Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' (VTPC) Festival. Mark your calendar
for Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at the Stoweflake Resort and Spa in
Stowe, Vermont. The VTPC Festival is a fun, family event sponsored
by the Stoweflake Resort and Spa and other local sponsors. The event
benefits the Lamoille Family Center, which has a thirty-eight year
history of supporting Lamoille Valley families through early care,
and educational services, home visiting, parent education,
playgrounds, child care resource and referral, youth services, and
emergency assistance. The event gives kids and adults a chance to
build something with their hands and compete; a cross between a shot
put contest and a Soap Box Derby.
The Festival runs from 11am to 4pm, and features three rounds of competitive pumpkin chuckin' at 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm, with awards shortly after the last round. No dogs or outside food or beverage are allowed at the event. Admission to the Festival is $5 for ages 5 and over, free for 4 and under. Parking is free. Food, beer and wine will be sold by Stoweflake. Chili will also be available via a chili cookoff.
The Festival is a one-day event where Do-It-Yourself mechanical wizards of all ages attempt to launch pumpkins as far as possible with their trebuchets, a type of medieval siege weapon. The event has grown in size every year with over 2000 spectators last year. Last year nineteen teams from Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York competed in four different categories at the VTPC Festival.
The Festival runs from 11am to 4pm, and features three rounds of competitive pumpkin chuckin' at 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm, with awards shortly after the last round. No dogs or outside food or beverage are allowed at the event. Admission to the Festival is $5 for ages 5 and over, free for 4 and under. Parking is free. Food, beer and wine will be sold by Stoweflake. Chili will also be available via a chili cookoff.
The Festival is a one-day event where Do-It-Yourself mechanical wizards of all ages attempt to launch pumpkins as far as possible with their trebuchets, a type of medieval siege weapon. The event has grown in size every year with over 2000 spectators last year. Last year nineteen teams from Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York competed in four different categories at the VTPC Festival.
Along with the
pumpkin chuckin’ contest comes music, children’s activities, a
bounce house, chili cook-off, and great food; all creating an
enjoyable fall day. Music for this year's festival will again be
provided by three bands; House Dunn, Ball Hammock and the duo Jen and
John, which will be performing periodically from 11am to 4pm.
The festival has
four categories of competition: Lightweight, Middleweight Junior,
Middleweight Open and Heavyweight. Each category has height and
weight limits to level the playing field.
Dave Jordan,
enthusiastic founder (and competitor) of the festival says: "This
is a fun competition modeled after the Soap Box Derby. The four
categories each have their own mini-tournament and the four winners
get a trophy, and $50 cash. The four winning teams then compete for
the Grand Prize of Best Design. The Grand prize is awarded to the
team that throws the farthest after adjusting for their trebuchet's
height. The Grand prize winner gets an extra $50 cash and first
choice of the prizes provided by local sponsors.”
It costs $5 to enter the competition (or to spectate). For the specifications, rules, and entry information please visit the festival's website (http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/) for details.
Chili Cook-off: For $5 the public can get a sample of each competitor's concoction and vote for first, second and third place. First place gets $100, second get $50 and third gets $25. To compete, bring 2 gallons of chili to the event. Competitors receive free admission to the Festival, free exposure for their chili, and a chance of winning prize money. Last year's winner, Deb Papineau has volunteered to run the cookoff and not compete. To register, or for more information, email Deb at deb@debsplaceinfo.com.
It costs $5 to enter the competition (or to spectate). For the specifications, rules, and entry information please visit the festival's website (http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/) for details.
Chili Cook-off: For $5 the public can get a sample of each competitor's concoction and vote for first, second and third place. First place gets $100, second get $50 and third gets $25. To compete, bring 2 gallons of chili to the event. Competitors receive free admission to the Festival, free exposure for their chili, and a chance of winning prize money. Last year's winner, Deb Papineau has volunteered to run the cookoff and not compete. To register, or for more information, email Deb at deb@debsplaceinfo.com.
INFO
visit
the festival's website at vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com or contact
the festival organizer Dave Jordan, Email: Djordan@GMAVT.net,
phone (603) 630-4800
To
volunteer to
help at the 6th
VTPC, please contact Dave Jordan
